10 stories
The Friday night Knitting club
Once a week, an eclectic group of women comes together at a New York City yarn shop to work on their latest projects - and share the stories of their lives... At the center of Walker and Daughter is the shop's owner, Georgia, who is overwhelmed with juggling the store and single-handedly raising her teenage daughter. Happy to escape the demands of her life, she looks forward to her Friday Night Knitting Club, where she and her friends - Anita, Peri, Darwin, Lucie, and K.C. - exchange knitting tips, jokes, and their deepest secrets. But when the man who once broke Georgia's heart suddenly shows up, demanding a role in their daughter's life, her world is shattered. Luckily, Georgia's friends are there for encouragement, sharing their own tales of intimacy, heartbreak, and miracle making. And when the unthinkable happens, these women will discover that what they've created isn't just a knitting club; its a sisterhood.
Squad
Pretty Little Liars meets Teen Wolf in this sharply funny, and patriarchy-smashing graphic novel from author Maggie Tokuda-Hall and artist Lisa Sterle. When the new girl is invited to join her high school’s most popular clique, she can’t believe her luck—and she can’t believe their secret, either. When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she’s worried she’s not going to fit in. To her surprise, she’s immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. At first glance, Marley, Arianna, and Mandy are perfect. But at a party under a full moon, Becca learns that they also have a big secret. Becca’s new friends are werewolves. Their prey? Slimy boys who take advantage of unsuspecting girls. Eager to be accepted, Becca allows her friends to turn her into a werewolf, and finally, for the first time in her life, she feels like she truly belongs. But then things get complicated. As their pack begins to buckle under the pressure, their moral high ground gets muddier and muddier—and Becca realizes that she might have feelings for one of her new best friends. Lisa Sterle’s stylish illustrations paired with Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s sharp writing make Squad a fierce, haunting, and fast-paced thriller that will resonate with fans of Riverdale, and with readers of This Savage Song, Lumberjanes, and Paper Girls.
The Four of Them
Getting crushed by your crush. Coming out to your parents. Learning that your sister is your biggest dating rival. High school sure does have its share of twists, turns and moments of high drama. To get through it all with your smile and sanity intact, you’re going to need some friends. Really good friends. Friends like Johnny, Mariel, Gaby and Martina who, one way or another, will find a way to get through their teenage years together.
Twilight
Als Bella Swan naar het regenachtige Forks verhuist en de mysterieuze en aantrekkelijke Edward Cullen ontmoet, neemt haar leven een spannende wending. Edward, met zijn krijtwitte huid, gouden ogen en betoverende stem, is zowel onweerstaanbaar als ongenaakbaar. Tot nu toe heeft hij zijn ware identiteit verborgen weten te houden, maar Bella is vastbesloten achter zijn geheim te komen. Wat Bella zich niet realiseert, is dat ze haar leven en dat van anderen in gevaar brengt naarmate ze hem beter leert kennen. En misschien is het al te laat...
The Enemy
Charlie Higson's The Enemy is the first in a jaw-dropping zombie horror series for teens. Everyone over the age of fourteen has succumbed to a deadly zombie virus and now the kids must keep themselves alive. When the sickness came, every parent, police officer, politician - every adult fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry. Only children under fourteen remain, and they're fighting to survive. Now there are rumours of a safe place to hide. And so a gang of children begin their quest across London, where all through the city - down alleyways, in deserted houses, underground - the grown-ups lie in wait. But can they make it there - alive? 'Higson has got the balance of blood and gore just right' Daily Mirror 'Clever...fast-paced...inventive' Guardian Charlie Higson is the author of the bestselling Young Bond series of novels for young readers, including Silverfin and Double or Die, and the spine-tingling, teen zombie-horror series The Enemy. Can't wait for the next instalment? This edition contains the first chapter of the mind-blowing first chapter of the second book The Dead.
The 100 novel
Door een nucleaire kernramp is de aarde onleefbaar geworden. De mensheid heeft zichzelf weten te redden en leeft nu in een ruimteschip dat rond de aarde zweeft. Niemand weet wanneer (of zelfs maar óf) de aarde weer leefbaar zal worden. Maar door de groeiende populatie en het opraken van de voorraden, moet er een beslissing genomen worden voordat het te laat is… De oplossing lijkt onmenselijk: 100 jeugdgevangenen worden naar de aarde gestuurd om deze te verkennen. Na een angstaanjagende crash zetten de jongeren na honderden jaren de eerste stappen op de planeet die ze alleen vanuit de ruimte hebben gezien en kennen van oude verhalen. Samen moeten ze proberen te overleven, maar wie kan je vertrouwen als je weet dat al je lotgenoten hier zitten omdat ze een crimineel verleden hebben?
Gone series
Tijdens een doodgewone schooldag ziet Sam tot zijn verbijstering zijn leraar pal voor zijn ogen verdwijnen. Zomaar ineens weg! Algauw blijkt dat iedereen ouder dan vijftien jaar op hetzelfde moment is verdwenen. Bovendien is er een ondoordringbare barrière rond de stad opgetrokken, waardoor er geen contact meer mogelijk is met de buitenwereld. Er breekt een enorme chaos uit. Net buiten de stad trekt Caine de leiding naar zich toe en daarna ook over de stad. Gaandeweg voert hij met een aantal volgelingen een waar schrikbewind. Honger, geweld en een plaag bizarre insecten zijn maar een paar van de beproevingen die de overlevenden in Perdido Beach moeten doorstaan. Sommigen gaan de strijd aan met Caine en de andere freaks, gemuteerde kinderen die voor dood en verderf zorgen. Maar de Duisternis lijkt onverslaanbaar...
The Book Thief
Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall.
The Secret Runners of New York
When Skye Rogers and her twin brother Red move to Manhattan, rumours of a coming global apocalypse are building. But this does not stop the young elite of New York from partying without a care. And then suddenly Skye is invited to join an exclusive gang known as the Secret Runners of New York. But this is no ordinary clique - they have access to an underground portal that can transport them into the future. And what Skye discovers in the future is horrifying: the rumours about the coming apocalypse are true . . .
Heroine
Mickey Catalan is a good, well-liked teen. She's honest and hardworking and a star of her championship softball team. In fact, softball is her life, her passion. When Mickey and her best friend get into a serious car accident, Mickey is anxious to recover in time to play her senior season and secure a spot on a college team. She's prescribed OxyContin for her pain and discovers she loves the warm, painless cocoon the drug provides. Convincing herself that she should keep taking it until she's back in shape and playing well, she betrays the trust of her family and friends to get the drug illegally. Her descent into addiction and her need to hide her drug use upends her relationships with those who love her. With her life and future on the line, Mickey needs to face some hard truths about her behavior and her health, but the drugs make it far too easy to ignore these important problems and let her life slip away.
