Gayle Forman
2) Leave me
Author
Language
English
Description
"International bestselling author Gayle Forman's trademark humor and insight abound in this masterful adult debut, showing us that sometimes you have to leave home in order to find it again. For every woman who has ever fantasized about driving past her exit on the highway instead of going home to make dinner, for every woman who has ever dreamed of boarding a train to a place where no one needs constant attention--meet Maribeth Klein, a harried working...
4) Just one day
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Sparks fly when American good girl Allyson encounters laid-back Dutch actor Willem, so she follows him on a whirlwind trip to Paris, upending her life in just one day and prompting a year of self-discovery and the search for true love."--
5) I was here
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In an attempt to understand why her best friend committed suicide, eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds retraces her dead friend's footsteps and makes some startling discoveries.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
After spending one life-changing day in Paris with laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter, sheltered American good girl Allyson “Lulu” Healey discovered her new lover had disappeared without a trace. Just One Day followed Allyson’s quest to reunite with Willem; Just One Year chronicled the pair’s year apart from Willem’s perspective. Now, back together at last, this delectable e-novella...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
266 pages, 5 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After losing his brother, mom, and most of his friends, Aaron Stein is left with his shambolic father alone in their moldering secondhand bookstore, but just when he considers selling the store he meets new people and takes on new challenges, helping him come to terms with what he has lost and who he wants to be.
11) Not nothing
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When troubled twelve-year-old Alex is assigned to spend his summer volunteering at a senior living facility, he forms a unique bond with a Holocaust survivor and learns lessons that change the trajectory of his life.
13) Se eu ficar
Author
Publisher
Novo Conceito
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
Portuguese
Author
Publisher
Harperteen
Pub. Date
2009, c2007
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
290 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a family trip to the Grand Canyon turns out to be a trick to take her to a remote, all-girl, residential treatment center for unstable teenagers, sixteen-year-old Brit, devastated by her father's duplicity, comes to realize that only through inner strength and the help of other inmates who become her friends can she endure the harsh conditions of the prison-like institution and plan a way to escape.
15) Eu perdi o rumo
Author
Publisher
Arqueiro
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
236 pages ; 23 cm
Language
Portuguese
Description
"Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from everyone he has ever loved, and Nathaniel is arriving in New York City with a backpack, a desperate plan, and nothing left to lose. When a fateful accident draws these three strangers together, their secrets start to unravel as they begin to understand that the way out of their own loss might just lie in helpƯing the others out of theirs."--...
17) If I stay
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mia Hall thought the hardest decision she would ever face would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at Juilliard or follow a different path to be with the love of her life, Adam. But what should have been a carefree family drive changes everything in an instant. Caught between life and death for one revealing day, Mia has only one decision left, which will not only decide her future but her ultimate fate.
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of essays and original stories by some of today's most influential young adult authors that speaks directly to teens on how to find hope and comfort in today's turbulent society.