Young Adult genre books (293)
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Kiki Kallira Breaks a Kingdom by Sangu Mandanna EN
IndiaDescription:
For fans of the Aru Shah and Serpent's Secret series, this action-packed fantasy-adventure sees a girl's drawings of Indian mythology spring to vivid life--including the evil god who seeks to enter the real world and destroy it. Kiki Kallira has always been a worrier. Did she lock the front door? Is there a terrible reason her mom is late? Recently her anxiety has been getting out of control, but one thing that has always soothed her is drawing. Kiki's sketchbook is full of fanciful doodles of the rich Indian myths and legends her mother has told her over the years. One day, her sketchbook's c... continue
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Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A thrilling prequel story to the bestselling, award-winning A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER IS THE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 AND WAS SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020
123.
Kill the Boy Band by Goldy Moldavsky EN
Country: South America / 
Peru
Peru
Description:
Four fan-girls of The Ruperts, sneak away to a hotel in Manhattan to see their favorite boy band, but when one of them literally drags Rupert Pierpont to their room and they tie him up, things get complicated--and when Rupert is killed things go from bad to worse.
124.
Kilmeny of the Orchard by Lucy Maud Montgomery EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
When twenty-four-year-old Eric Marshall arrives on Prince Edward Island to become a substitute schoolmaster, he has a bright future in his wealthy family's business. Eric has taken the two-month teaching post only as a favor to a friend -- but fate throws in his path a beautiful, mysterious girl named Kilmeny Gordon. With jet black hair and sea blue eyes, Kilmeny immediately captures Eric's heart. But Kilmeny cannot speak, and Eric is concerned for and bewitched by this shy, sensitive mute girl. For the first time in his life Eric must work hard for something he wants badly. And there is nothi... continue
125.
La canción secreta del mundo by José Antonio Cotrina ES
SpainDescription:
Ariadna es un misterio para todo el mundo, incluso para sí misma. ¿Por qué su ojo izquierdo es completamente negro? ¿Cómo pudo ser rescatada inconsciente de un incendio sin ninguna quemadura? ¿Está en peligro la gente que la rodea?
126.
La Ciudad de las Bestias by Isabel Allende ES
Country: South America / Peru
Peru
Description:
En este primer volumen de las «Memorias del Águila y el Jaguar» Alexander Cold va a vivir una aventura que jamás olvidará. Alexander Cold es un muchacho americano de quince años que parte al Amazonas con su abuela Kate, periodista especializada en viajes. La expedición se interna en la selva en busca de una extraña bestia gigantesca. Junto a su compañera de viaje, Nadia Santos, y un centenario chamán indígena, Alex conocerá un mundo sorprendente. El universo ya conocido de Isabel Allende se amplía en La Ciudad de las bestias con nuevos elementos de realismo mágico, aventura y naturaleza. Los j... continue
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La ciudad de los fantasmas by Victoria Schwab ES
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Desde que Cass estuvo a punto de ahogarse (está bien, sí, se ahogó, pero no le gusta pensar en eso), puede correr el Velo que separa a los vivos de los muertos… y entrar al mundo de los espíritus. De hecho, Jacob, su mejor amigo, es un fantasma. Así que las cosas ya son bastante extrañas en su vida, pero se van a volver más extrañas aún. Cuando a los padres de Cass les ofrecen realizar un programa de TV sobre los lugares más embrujados del mundo, la familia parte hacia Edimburgo, Escocia. Allí hay tumbas, castillos y pasadizos secretos rebosantes de fantasmas. Y cuando Cass conoce a una chica ... continue
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Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova EN
Country: South America / 
Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
The only way to get her family back is to travel to a land in between, as dark as Limbo and as strange as Wonderland... Alex is a bruja, the most powerful witch in a generation...and she hates magic. At her Deathday celebration, Alex performs a spell to rid herself of her power. But it backfires. Her whole family vanishes into thin air, leaving her alone with Nova, a brujo boy she's not sure she can trust, but who may be Alex's only chance at saving her family. Brooklyn Brujas Series: Labyrinth Lost (Book 1) Bruja Born (Book 2) Praise for Labyrinth Lost: An NPR Best Young Adult Book of 2016 To... continue
129.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo EN
ChinaDescription:
Winner of the National Book Award A New York Times Bestseller "The queer romance we’ve been waiting for.”—Ms. Magazine Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling took root—that desire to look, to move closer, to touch. Whenever it started growing, it definitely bloomed the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. Suddenly everything seemed possible. But America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chine... continue
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Le dernier frère by Nathacha Appanah FR
MauritiusDescription:
Lorsque David lui apparaît en rêve, Raj se retrouve projeté dans son enfance : une plantation de champs de canne, le père à la violence imprévisible, la tendresse de la mère, les jeux près de la rivière avec ses frères... Un bonheur précaire balayé par un cyclone, et l’installation de la famille au centre de l’île, près d’une prison où vivent de mystérieux réfugiés. Le 26 décembre 1940, L’Atlantic accoste à Port-Louis avec, à son bord, quelque 1500 Juifs refoulés de Palestine et déportés à l’île Maurice, alors colonie britannique. À cette époque, Raj ignore tout du monde et des tragédies qui s... continue