Kategoria BISAC: Young Adult Fiction >> Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes - Sexual

"It would kill the past, and when that was dead he would be free."

Aurora Daniels just wants to get through Year 12 with no distractions.
Then, Cole Fielding comes along.
She is instantly drawn to him but isn't sure he's the sort of guy she should fall for--he smokes, he's unreliable, gets into fights, and just exudes bad boy.
But, Cole hides an intelligence that speaks to her.
As they get closer, so does Cole's harrowing past. Can she believe in someone who can't believe in himself? Maybe...

When everything changed, Kelli thought she would be happy. But nothing really changed.

Kelli's life has never been easy. She's always faced her problems head on. She's strong and savvy and in charge of herself. All of that is about to change. Her life is turned upside down when she discovers the secret that her mother has been hiding from her for years. Kelli thinks it is her one chance at happiness. But is it?

Grace wants out. Out of her house, where her stepfather wields fear like a weapon and her mother makes her scrub imaginary dirt off the floors. Out of her California town, too small to contain her big city dreams. Out of her life, and into the role of Parisian artist, New York director--anything but scared and alone.

Enter Gavin: charming, talented, adored. Controlling. Dangerous. When Grace and Gavin fall in love, Grace is sure it's too good to be true. She has no idea their relationship will become a prison she's unable to escape.

Deeply affecting and unflinchingly honest,...

A heart-breaking story.

Fans of Jodi Picoult and S.E. Hinton will love Michelle, award-winning author P.D. Workman's captivating account of Michelle's thought-provoking and eye-opening story of poverty, abuse and addiction.

"Daddy... can't we come with you when you leave this time?"

When Michelle asked to be taken away from her abusive mother, she never expected to lose everyone she loved in the process. They said they would keep her and Kenny together. Her daddy said he would be back. And she never even got to say good bye to Marcie.

All too soon, they were...

Fourteen-year-old Stark McClellan (nicknamed Stick because he's tall and thin) is bullied for being "deformed" - he was born with only one ear. His older brother Bosten is always there to defend Stick. But the boys can't defend one another from their abusive parents.

When Stick realizes Bosten is gay, he knows that to survive his father's anger, Bosten must leave home. Stick has to find his brother, or he will never feel whole again. In his search, he will encounter good people, bad people, and people who are simply indifferent to kids from the wrong side of the tracks. But he never...

Elpida, tome 3

Michael et Christy sont allEs au bal, ils ont obtenu leur diplOme, et Michael a remportE les Epreuves de sElection de l'USATF. Avec l'UniversitE d'Oxford qui se profile A l'horizon, son avenir est prometteur et il croit que la vie a repris son cours normal aprEs le sauvetage de Christy d'un de ses agresseurs du passE - il ne pourrait pas avoir plus tort.

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