Kategoria BISAC: Young Adult Fiction >> Romance - Contemporary

A story about first love, first fights, and finding yourself in a messed up world, from Stephen Emond, acclaimed author of Happyface.

Walter Wilcox has never been in love. That is, until he meets Naomi, and sparks, and clever jokes, fly. But when his cop dad is caught in a racial profiling scandal, Walter, who is white, and Naomi, who is African American, are called out at school, home, and online. Can their bond (and mutual love of the Foo Fighters) keep them together?

With black-and-white illustrations throughout and a heartfelt, humorous voice, Stephen Emond's...

There are defining moments in life when everything changes.

For Dani Mays, the day she witnessed her brother's murder changed the course of her life. She bounced between her alcoholic mother and foster homes until she found a permanent home. And a reason to want to stay: Reece Tyler.

After eight years of being best friends, Dani is resigned to her place in the friend zone. Then one little kiss has her questioning whether friendship is still enough. She wants more from Reece, but at what cost?

Faced with the prospect of losing...

For Nell Becker, life is a competition she needs to win.
For Jackson Hart, everyone is a pawn in his own game.
They both have everything to lose.

Nell wants to succeed at everything--school, sports, life. And victory is sweeter when it means beating Jackson Hart, the rich, privileged, undisputed king of Cedar Woods Prep Academy. Yet no matter how hard she tries, Jackson is somehow one step ahead. They're a match made in hell, but opposites do attract.

Drawn to each other by their rivalry, Nell and Jackson fall into a whirlwind romance that consumes everything in their...