New Releases by Aimee Friedman

Summer est sur le point de quitter les Etats-Unis pour rejoindre son père en Provence le temps des vacances d''été. A l''aéroport, son téléphone sonne. Répondra ? Répondra pas ? Deux possibilités, deux étés très différents. Et pourtant, Summer n''aura qu''une fois seize ans...

Provence oder New York - zwei Sommer, eine Liebe Ein schicksalhafter Telefonanruf entscheidet über zwei Versionen eines Sommers. In der einen Version reist die 15-jährige Summer Everett nach Frankreich, davon träumt sie schon lange: Straßencafés, gut aussehende Jungs und Kunstmuseen. In der anderen Version bleibt sie zu Hause, doch ihr gewohntes Leben wird plötzlich völlig auf den Kopf gestellt. In beiden Sommern verliebt sie sich und entdeckt neue Seiten an sich. Doch es gibt da noch ein dunkles Familiengeheimnis, das sie so oder so einholt. Und es ist an der Zeit, sich ihm zu stellen.

Four original stories for teens about finding love during the winter holiday season.

Two possible futures face Summer: either she will spend the summer in Provence with her father, uncovering family secrets, and exploring the old world, or she will stay in upstate New York, coping with her mother, and dreaming of her long time crush--and which future unfolds will depend on whether or not she answers a phone call.

BREAKING UP is something different for the Gossip Girls set: all the drama, all the romance, all the style -- illustrated in juicy graphic novel format."There''s a fine line between a friend and an enemy. One minute there''s all this trust, and laughter, and love. And the next minute . . . there''s hurt. And cruelty. And betrayal."Meet Chloe Sacks: Thoughtful, artistic, and a junior at Georgia O''Keeffe School for the Arts, nicknamed "Fashion High" for its trendy student body. Along with her best friends, Erika, Isabel, and MacKenzie, she''s looking forward to a sparkling year of parties and romance.And it is an eventful year. But not quite what she expected. Who''d have thought that falling in love would be such a disaster?

From bestselling author Aimee Friedman, an acclaimed story about sisters, lies, and laughter -- now in paperback!Katie and Michaela Wilder are New York City girls...and best friends. But everything changes when they move upstate to rural Fir Lake. Katie is horrified by their new surroundings: the too-friendly neighbors, the lack of a subway, the fact they live near actual cows. She''s shocked when Michaela adapts to the country life effortlessly, dating a cute football player and attending homecoming with something resembling enjoyment.And most shocking of all? She''s started keeping secrets from Katie.

16-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science ... and not so great with boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend, she''s happy to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her mother sort out her late grandmother''s estate. There, Miranda finds new friends and an island with a mysterious, mystical history, presenting her with facts her logical, scientific mind can''t make sense of. She also meets Leo, who challenges everything she thought she knew about boys, friendship ... and reality.

Miranda ist ein Genie in den Naturwissenschaften - und nicht so genial im Umgang mit Jungs. Deshalb ist sie froh, mit ihrer Mutter einen ruhigen Sommer auf Selkie Island zu verbringen. Doch die Insel mit ihrer mythischen Vergangenheit stellt Miranda vor Herausforderungen, die sie mit Logik nicht lösen kann. Und dann trifft sie Leo, der alles auf den Kopf stellt, was Miranda über Jungs, Freundschaft und Realität zu wissen glaubte!

Get your drama on as the girls from the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, SOUTH BEACH, strut back into the limelight in another sizzling spring break tale of romance, friendship, and crushes gone bad.Two beautiful girls. One sexy city. Endless opportunities for l''amour.When ALEXA ST. LAURENT falls in love, she falls hard. Can she keep her cool after meeting a French guy who''s too good to be true and too hard to resist? For HOLLY JACOBSON, being in love with her boyfriend, Tyler, is as natural as breathing. But there''s no denying that Alexa''s Parisian cousin Pierre takes Holly''s breath away....On a whirlwind rendezvous in Paris, the City of Love, Alexa and Holly are about to discover that everything sounds sexier in French.

HOT SAND. HOT CLUBS. HOT GUYS.What more could two girls want? Try the same guy.SPRING BREAK. SOUTH BEACH. ''NUFF SAID.On a trip to a place where anything can happen -- and does -- two ex-best friends discover that a chance encounter can lead to the chance of a lifetime.HOLLY: Dream date or bad fate? She wants true love--and a break from her strict parents. Perhaps a spring fling will do? ALEXA: Flirting with destiny or flirting with disaster? The guy of her dreams turns out to be her friend''s first love. How far is she willing to go? This year, Spring Break is going to be scandalous!

Get your drama on as the girls from New York Times bestseller SOUTH BEACH and its sexy sequel, FRENCH KISS, strut back into the limelight in another sizzling tale of romance, friendship, and crushes.Celebrity sightings. Sizzling nightlife. Endless shopping.Hollywood, here they come...Alexa: She''s stopped believing in love at first sight....but can a Hollywood heartbreaker make her look twice? Holly: When a collision with destiny pulls her heart in two directions, which path will she choose? Either way, this trip will change everything.With one week to go before graduation, Alexa and Holly take off on a whirlwind trip to L.A. Can they handle the drama?

Bestselling author Aimee Friedman is back, with her signature combination of warmth and humor. And with this book, she adds a touch of fantasy. . . Lifetime Original Movie!New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman is back, with her signature combination of warmth and humor. And with this book, she adds a touch of fantasy. . .Sixteen-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science. . .and not so great with boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend, she''s happy to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her mother sort out her late grandmother''s estate.There, Miranda finds new friends and an island with a mysterious, mystical history, presenting her with facts her logical, scientific mind can''t make sense of. She also meets Leo, who challenges everything she thought she knew about boys, friendship. . .and reality.

Required reading has never been so hot. Once upon a time there was a Brooklyn hipster named Norah. Unlucky in love, and short on extracurriculars for her college apps, Norah decided to start a book group. She knew the perfect locale -- a local indie bookstore with a crush-worthy cutie manning the soy latte counter. When the first meeting arrives, Norah gets a page-turning surprise. The attendees may be bookish, but there are also a few hotties! Most noteworthy: sweet, literary James. He''s like a modern Jane Austen hero.... Only, how to snag him? Ever the romantic heroine, Norah devises a secret plan. And if it works, Norah may just find her "Happily Ever After" love story. The End.

Contains four stories about teenage romance during the holiday season.