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Aria is starting a new school year at the University of Southern Mississippi, and she has hit it off with her new best friend, Presleigh, whose family has gone to USM for years. She also befriends another person. A boy named Kyle, who shares the same interests as her, but Presleigh isn't too thrilled that Aria has befriended a boy, claiming that they're nothing but trouble.Throughout most of her first semester, Aria has been reunited with old friends, has made new friends, and has convinced Presleigh to give Kyle a chance. And while things may seem good in both of the girls' lives, Aria may soon discover what kind of person Presleigh may be.

An award-winning novel about family old and new, friendship growing into more, the beauty of the sea and a hot summer on a Swedish islandVinga dreams of the sea.

Back to the Future meets To All the Boys in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American girl sent back to the '90s to (reluctantly) help her teenage mom win Homecoming Queen.

There's no cure for heartbreak. Or the need for revenge...Shepherd Buchanan is not your average high school junior. Attractive, popular, and athletic, he goes through life as if the whole world belongs to him.Every heart at the Paramount School of Arts sure does.He's the guy featured in every girl's dreams. The best wide receiver their football team has seen in years. The son every family would be proud to have.The only thing he can't handle is the very idea of a relationship...Enter Evelyn Richards.The enigmatic new transfer student he can't seem to take his eyes off.On the surface, Evelyn is smart, confident, and unapologetically herself. Deep down, she's still struggling with the childhood trauma that almost tore her family apart.Just because she survived it, it doesn't mean she'll let it go.Not when she discovers that Shepherd is tied to her past and the tragic event that changed her life forever.Not when she finally gets a chance to right this wrong.Certainly not when her feelings for Shepherd start to get in her way.She wants retribution, and she'll sacrifice anything for it. Including her own heart...

Book 1: It's 1815. Garrick Mortimer is a starving genius, who agrees to sign on as tutor to Desmond Hathaway, the youngest son of a vampire family living in Yorkshire. When Desmond's older brother returns from Italy for a visit and brings with him a small group of talentless poets, life in Dryden Abbey turns upside-down, mainly when Desmond meets Leigh Blaise Sherbourne, a sullen vampire poet.Book 2: As the poets continue their campaign of destruction in Dryden Abbey, Garrick struggles in the classroom, with distracted pupils eroding all of his hard work. And an unexpected love triangle further complicates things for Desmond. Through all these, Garrick and Desmond will realize that the chasm separating them as distinct species will forge a stronger bond of friendship than they expected.

Evan had always lived the life of a prince, with everything handed to him on a golden platter and more. However, as Evan doesn't seem to have much company, he meets a girl (Leanne) from a well-known family from the neighbouring country and they bond immediately. Their bond only grew stronger. Until one day they received news that put them both into shock... Their countries were going to war with each other!Will this war be the last straw that rips Evan and Leanne's relationship apart? Or will they find hope and stay together in the midst of war? Read on to find out.Wartime is Caleb Likambi's fifth book at age 12! All of the illustrations in Wartime are done by the author and revamped by a professional illustrator.

"'Stuck?, ' asks Duck. Yep, Turtle is flipped over on his shell and can't seem to get un-stuck. Duck suggests wiggling his feet, Kangaroo wants him to wag his tail, and Armadillo says rolling into a ball always does the trick. But Turtle is STILL. STUCK. ... This ... story reminds us that when we're feeling down, sometimes what we need most is a friend by our side--and a deep belly laugh--to help us get back on our feet again"--

The heart-pounding conclusion to the Daughter of Sparta series forces Daphne to face her past, her deepest fears, and an enemy who can defeat even the all-powerful gods of Olympus in this epic reimagining of classic Greek mythology, for fans of Circe.

"Drawing on her own diaries, Phoebe Wahl presents the illustrated journal of a teenage girl careening through the turmoil and ecstasy of adolescence amid school plays, art projects, favorite bands, blossoming friendships, and new love"--

A swoony, heart-melting YA romance from beloved author Rebekah Weatherspoon about two awkward teens who decide to practice dating in order to be good at the real thing. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han.Sixteen-year-old Bethany Greene, though confident and self-assured, is what they call a late-bloomer. She’s never had a boyfriend, date, or first kiss. She’s determined to change that but after her crush turns her down cold for Homecoming—declaring her too inexperienced—and all her back-up ideas fall through, she cautiously agrees to go with her best friend’s boyfriend Jacob. A platonic date is better than no date, right? Until Saylor breaks up with said boyfriend.Dumped twice in just two months, Jacob Yeun wonders if he’s the problem. After years hiding behind his camera and a shocking summer glow up, he wasn’t quite ready for all the attention or to be someone’s boyfriend. There are no guides for his particular circumstances, or for taking your ex’s best friend to the dance.Why not make the best of an awkward situation? Bethany and Jacob decide to fake date for practice, building their confidence in matters of the heart.  And it works—guys are finally noticing Bethany. But things get complicated as their kissing sessions—for research of course!—start to feel real. This arrangement was supposed to help them in dating other people, but what if their perfect match is right in front of them?

The moment Emil Gogean sets foot inside Wollstone Academy's fairy tale-like campus, he realizes his freshman year in high school is bound to be a very strange one. The school itself, a uniquely romanticized boarding school for boys, boasts remarkable elements that appear to be deliberate -- as though a hidden power has chosen woodland details, a chapel ruin, and school masters who seem to hearken back to a long-gone age, with a clear purpose in mind.When strange things begin to happen to Emil, an unnerving warning from his late grandmother returns to haunt him. A warning about Emil attracting the attention of the king of the dead.Strange faces in wood patterns and mullioned windows. The apparition of a boy among the trees. The unfathomable feeling of sadness permeating the idyllic environment. Emil gradually learns that Wollstone is more than just a school, that the answers to a three-hundred-year-old mystery surrounding a tragic romance lie in the ruined stones of a small chapel and in Nature itself. And that Emil, whose appearance in school has set certain wheels in motion, will have to place himself at the mercy of three mysterious students if he wishes to learn the truth about Wollstone, the boy lost in the woods, and himself.

Love is the blind. Yes, it's true.. because she is loving me ¿¿...

The world is full of vampires, supernatural creatures who drain the blood from humans without mercy. Fighting such beings is the foundation of Isuzu Osaka's life, but with humanity losing the war, desperate times call for desperate measures. To protect his friends, Isuzu sets out to strike a deal with Baroque--a powerful vampiress whose beauty is said to drive all who gaze upon her mad...

"Making friends, laughing along with her classmates, and even falling in love...To Uka, her current high school life is a dream come true! Although self-doubt still looms over her like a mountain, she's determined to keep climbing--and what better time to do so than at the school's welcome hike? But when a strange fork in the road sends the entire class down a dangerous trail, can Uka step up and save the day?"--

It¿s been a week since Aurora was offered a place at The Tower where she can dedicate each day to her embroidery without interruption. That has always been Auroräs dream, so why is she hesitating when given that exact opportunity? Felix, on the other hand, isn¿t quite as divided on the issue, and he¿s pulling out all the stops to convince her to stay with him instead. One night, after an unexpected encounter, Aurora finally sorts out her conflicting feelings, but can she tell Felix before her resolve fades?

"On her eighteenth birthday, shut-in Sena Shirai finally works up the courage to leave the comfort of her home--only to be hit by a truck! Luckily, she has a second chance at life as a witch in another world, but the only spells she can use are "explode" and "perish." Unable to control her destructive power, Sena is shunned by the nearby villagers and doomed to live in isolation once again. But when a mysterious boy collapses at her doorstep on her (second) eighteenth birthday, will her fate finally turn around?"--Page 4 of cover.

A snapshot of the sweet “aww”-inspiring tale of school life!!   Celebrating the first hundred chapters of Horimiya, collected in this memorial book are a treasure trove of original illustrations posted in commemoration of new chapter releases, a sneak peek at a few of the storyboards before they went to print...and more!!

After meeting through an online game, Heke and Lala have become close enough that they can gripe to each other about work‿but it turns out the boss Heke‿s always griping about is actually Lala...!? This is the love story of two awkward girls who have nothing but complaints for each other in the real world and can only convey their true feelings online...

Hatori decides to follow her rival-in-love's example and become a kind and proper heroine, and Hiromitsu's cousin Moe has offered her services to help Hatori get the guy...Well, that was the plan, at least, until Moe also falls for Rita's charms! With Moe using every weapon in her arsenal to seduce Rita, Hatori must decide whether to take her cues from the ever-dignified Adachi or to follow her instincts and cut Moe down to size!

Princess Ria is on a mission! The objective: find out why Asisi is avoiding her. The beautiful knight distances himself every time she's in his sight, but Ria is nothing if not tenacious-and she's enlisted Caitel and Perdel for recon. Operation win over Asisi...commence!