Coming of Age

Marco should be at university, studying biomedicine. Instead, he’s been sent to live on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean with his estranged uncle, all because of a “blip” everyone else is convinced was a panic attack. (Which it most definitely was not.) And even though Marco’s trip is supposed to provide answers—about himself, about his family—all he finds on board the Ocean Melody are more and more questions.

Jackie Myers is a fraud. Or she might be a genius—the jury’s still out. The thing is, she secretly runs pleasebreakmyheart, a gone-viral account aimed at breaking hearts and ending relationships…. And she just used it to break up her insufferable eternal nemesis's picture-perfect relationship. Wilson is the buttoned-up, type A assistant manager of her nightmares—but it turns out he’s also, apparently, a really great boyfriend. So with her conscience (and paycheck) on the line, Jackie decides there’s only one thing to do: She’s going to help Wilson win his ex-girlfriend back.

This story is loosely inspired by the true account of four young children who lived in a casino records warehouse. At the same time, their mom worked to escape their alcoholic father with homicidal tendencies.

The Reed children, Kaya and Graham, and their mother are devastated when their father suddenly decides to leave the family, and go out into the world to find himself. But as time goes by, they must move on. What could be better than starting high school with your best friends, making the cheerleading team, and having everything you ever wanted? It's the best time of Kaya's life. But then something changes. At first, Kaya doesn't think the messages she's hearing are a big deal, and she's baffled by her brother being so concerned.

Ugliness is power, and the Virus of Beauty is spreading causing panic throughout the witch population. Wilf Gilvary is a teenage wizard who is terrified of using magic. When his father dies under mysterious circumstances ,the same day the Mages Crystal shatters, Wilf is plunged into the middle of a political struggle between the witches and wizards in the Magical Realm.

Ben und Emily würden beide alles geben, um im Elite-Internat »Arcadia« aufgenommen zu werden. Emily stellt sich dafür sogar der lebensgefährlichen Aufnahmeprüfung. Sie möchte nichts lieber, als ihre besondere technische Begabung in den Dienst der Menschheit zu stellen, und an der hochgeheimen Akademie werden die Techniken der Zukunft entwickelt. Ben hingegen schmuggelt sich unter falscher Identität dort ein, denn er hat sich von einem Technikkonzern anheuern lassen, um dort zu spionieren.

Meine Romanfigur wurde von zwei entgegengesetzten Kräften geformt; dem Druck, den sozialen Normen zu entsprechen und dem Druck, ehrlich zu mir selbst zu sein. Ich will ehrlich zu Ihnen sein. Diese Kräfte haben mich innerlich wirklich zerrissen. Sie haben mich erst in eine und dann in die andere Richtung gezogen. Es gab Zeiten, da haben sie mich dazu gebracht, meine gesamte Existenz in Frage zu stellen.

Growing up can be difficult. All around you, adults doing the things you'd like to do. Every future billionaire has to start somewhere. Fifteen-year-old Phil Loonan took a horrifying event as an opportunity. With nothing but his mind, a little research, and hard work, he made lemons into lemonade — with a twist.

Imagine having everything you ever wanted. A perfect family, a perfect boyfriend, perfect friends – the whole group that only exists because of you!
Then imagine waking up one morning and discovering you don’t have any of that. It was a dream…a dream you had in a coma that was supposedly brought on by drugs.

This novella is dedicated to Statistics and Technology as Penny attempts to run for Head Girl at Hillcrest High School and her father runs for Mayor of Highbridge. The competition, scheduled events, and results seem to depend on the school body and the denizens of Highbridge's participation who cast their votes on the same day.