New Releases by Cath Crowley

Three authors. Three appealing and relatable characters. One smart YA novel about a trio of unlikely friends who team up to take down the school cyberbully. “Mean stuff spreads so fast. One click. Post. Send. Share. Online bullying = sometimes suicides, so all the private schools have strategies for dealing with it. At St Hilda’s, it’s Wellness classes. We greeted the idea with genuine enthusiasm. Why not? Everyone loves the chance to slack off.” Popular Ady seems cool and confident at school, but at home her family is falling apart. Brainiac Kate wants to pursue her dreams of playing music, even if it jeopardizes her academic scholarship. And swim champ Clem finds herself disenchanted with the sport . . . and falling for a very wrong boy. When these three very different girls are forced to team up in a wellness class, they’re not too pleased. But over time, they bond—and when they’re all targeted by PSST, a website that dishes out malicious gossip and lies, they decide to take a stand, uncover the culprits, and fight back. But can they really fix a broken system? With each girl’s story told by a different author, as well as intriguing questionnaires from the wellness class included throughout, this empowering novel explores today’s most relevant topics— from cyberbullying and fat shaming to drug abuse and financial stress.

Liebe zwischen den Zeilen! Rachel und Henry waren mal beste Freunde und verbrachten Tage und Nächte in der gemütlichen Buchhandlung von Henrys Familie. Bis Rachel aus der Stadt wegzog und Henry einen Liebesbrief hinterließ – während Henry mit Amy unterwegs war. Nun ist Rachel zurück und arbeitet wieder im Buchladen, zusammen mit Henry, den sie am liebsten nie wiedersehen würde. Und während sich im Laden Dramen ereignen und Liebespaare finden, geben sie einander wieder Halt in einer Welt, in der es zum Glück Bücher gibt. Und Worte. Und eine zweite Chance. Eine wunderschöne Geschichte über Freundschaft, Liebe und Bücher!

Rachel y Henry son amigos desde siempre. Juntos han compartido lecturas y confidencias durante horas en la librería de la familia de él, la maravillosa Howling Books, en cuyas estanterías habitan las más hermosas historias. Pero Rachel quiere ser algo más, y no sabe cómo decirlo... Para colmo, Henry está locamente enamorado de alguien que no le conviene. Parecería una historia común, una de tantas que suceden a nuestro alrededor, si no fuera por esa carta que Rachel escribió antes de marcharse...Una carta de amor a Henry, escondida dentro de un libro para que él la encontrara. Pero el azar es caprichoso y la suerte complicada: sus vidas darán un giro imprevisto y el destino de esa carta seguirá un rumbo inesperado, uniendo sus vidas de manera inquebrantable. Rachel y Henry se conocieron entre libros. ¿Se enamorarán sin palabras?

Cela fait trois ans que Rachel a déposé sa lettre d'amour à Henry dans son livre préféré. Trois ans de silence. Aujourd'hui, anéantie par la mort de son frère, Rachel revient dans la ville où elle a grandi et accepte à contrecoeur de travailler à la librairie... aux côtés de Henry. Dans ce lieu particulier où chacun peut laisser des notes et des petits mots au fil des pages, tous deux vont réapprendre à se confier par lettres interposées. Une seconde chance ? " Un des livres les plus exquis que j'aie lus depuis bien longtemps. " Jennifer Niven, auteur de Tous nos jours parfaits

“One of the loveliest, most exquisitely beautiful books I’ve read in a very long time. . . . I didn’t just read the pages, I lived in them.” —Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places A beautiful love story for fans of Jandy Nelson and Nicola Yoon: two teens find their way back to each other in a bookstore full of secrets and crushes, grief and hope—and letters hidden between the pages. Years ago, Rachel had a crush on Henry Jones. The day before she moved away, she tucked a love letter into his favorite book in his family’s bookshop. She waited. But Henry never came. Now Rachel has returned to the city—and to the bookshop—to work alongside the boy she’d rather not see, if at all possible, for the rest of her life. But Rachel needs the distraction. Her brother drowned months ago, and she can’t feel anything anymore. As Henry and Rachel work side by side—surrounded by books, watching love stories unfold, exchanging letters between the pages—they find hope in each other. Because life may be uncontrollable, even unbearable sometimes. But it’s possible that words, and love, and second chances are enough.

Ik had de brief geschreven voor ik van huis ging, mijn handen bevend terwijl ik de woorden op papier zette. Het was voornamelijk ik hou van je, met een beetje je kunt het dak op. De perfecte liefdesbrief, volgens Lola. In de tweedehandsboekwinkel van Henry's vader staat een kast met boeken waarin klanten mogen schrijven. Mensen omcirkelen woorden die ze mooi vinden, onderstrepen zinnen of ze laten boodschappen achter in de kantlijn: gedachten, vragen, wensen. Sommigen laten brieven achter tussen de bladzijden. Brieven aan schrijvers, aan (ex-)vrienden of vriendinnen. In deze kast laat Rachel een liefdesbrief achter voor haar beste vriend Henry, vlak voordat ze gaat verhuizen...

Kuharap aku tidak terlambat. Semoga aku bertemu Shadow. Cowok yang melukis dalam kegelapan. Melukis burung-burung yang terperangkap di tembok bata dan orang-orang yang tersesat di hutan hantu. Cowok yang melukis hal-hal semacam itulah yang bisa membuatku jatuh cinta. Setengah mati. ---- Lucy jatuh cinta pada Shadow, seorang seniman grafiti misterius yang karyanya menghiasi seluruh kota. Lukisan-lukisan yang menyentuh hati Lucy. Malam ini juga, dia bertekad menemukannya, apa pun yang terjadi. ---- Satu malam di kota yang pahit dan manis. Cerdas, romantis, dan eksentrik indahnya. Membuatku terpana. -Jenny Downham, penulis novel bestseller Before I Die Aku langsung merindukan tokoh-tokohnya begitu selesai membaca novel ini dan berharap bisa melewatkan lebih dari satu malam yang gila bersama mereka. -Melina Marchetta, penulis pemenang Printz Award untuk Jellicoe Road dan Saving Francesca [Mizan, Noura Books, Novel, Terjemahan, Cinta, Romans, Indonesia]

Told in alternating voices, an all-night adventure featuring Lucy, who is determined to find an elusive graffiti artist named Shadow, and Ed, the last person Lucy wants to spend time with, except for the fact that he may know how to find Shadow.

Lucy está enamorada de Sombra, un misterioso artista de graffiti. Ed creía que estaba enamorado de Lucy, hasta que ella le rompió la nariz. Dylan está enamorado de Daisy, pero lanzarle huevos a esta no ha sido la mejor forma de demostrárselo. Jazz y Leo poco a poco se están acercando más y más...

A summer of friendship, romance, and songs in major chords. . . . CHARLIE DUSKIN loves music, and she knows she's good at it. But she only sings when she's alone, on the moonlit porch or in the back room at Old Gus's Secondhand Record and CD Store. Charlie's mom and grandmother have both died, and this summer she's visiting her grandpa in the country, surrounded by ghosts and grieving family, and serving burgers to the local kids at the milk bar. She's got her iPod, her guitar, and all her recording equipment, but she wants more: A friend. A dad who notices her. The chance to show Dave Robbie that she's not entirely unspectacular. ROSE BUTLER lives next door to Charlie's grandfather and spends her days watching cars pass on the freeway and hanging out with her troublemaker boyfriend. She loves Luke but can't wait to leave their small country town. And she's figured out a way: she's won a scholarship to a science school in the city, and now she has to convince her parents to let her go. This is where Charlie comes in. Charlie, who lives in the city, and whom Rose has ignored for years. Charlie, who just might be Rose's ticket out. Told in alternating voices and filled with music, friendship, and romance, Charlie and Rose's "little wanting song" is about the kind of longing that begins as a heavy ache but ultimately makes us feel hopeful and wonderfully alive.

Rosie Staples is determined that this year she will win the lead in this year's school play, but she needs some very serious magic if she is to defeat Maddison Diamond. Maddison is the teachers' pet and she always gets the lead, while Rosie has to put up with short, funny roles. So Rosie, who loves tricks and magic, saves her money and buys The Sooner it Happens the Better Magical Wishing Stone from the magic shop. But she is much too impatient to listen to the instructions (which have a personality of their own), and when she makes her wish to act like Maddison Diamond, she does everything wrong. Her wish is taken literally, and when she wakes up next morning she feels strangely unlike herself ...... And when she gets to school everything becomes even weirder!

As Gracie begins Year 12, she has only one thing on her mind, and it's not school work. It's not even Martin, now that he's dumped her for the third time. It's soccer: a new season, a new team, a new league. This is the big time, the state trials, and Gracie can't wait. Except there's one small problem. She's no longer the biggest fish in the pond, and one of the other players is the cousin of her arch enemy, Annabelle Orion. Gracie wants to get it right this year, but everything seems to be going wrong - she hardly has time to see her friends, Martin won't talk to her, and she's falling even further behind at school. Gracie needs help both on and off the field, but when it shows up, it is not from the person she expected...

STAR (noun): any large body like the sun, intensely hot and producing its own energy by nuclear reactions SOCCER STAR (noun): Gracie Faltrain Goal-kicking, super-girl, soccer star. Gracie Faltrain is on her way. To the National Championships. To Nick. To everything she's ever wanted. Or so she thinks. Gracie's about to find out that life is messy. And hard. And beautiful. There's a shadow falling across her mum and dad. Her best friend is about to leave town. She's trying desperately to be with the right boy, on the edge of falling in love with the wrong boy. She's rushing headlong into screwing up, making up, trying to keep it all together. Welcome to the life and times of Gracie Faltrain. From first-time novelist Cath Crowley comes this sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant look at what good can happen when your world is falling apart.

To win a little you have to risk something. To win big, you have to risk it all. Gracie Faltrain is back and she couldn't be happier. Her team won the Championships, she scored a few goals and a boyfriend, as well. Just as she's settling down to a new season of soccer, the stakes are raised. Coach has entered the team in the Firsts - a boys only league. To prove herself, Gracie has to fight harder than ever before. The other teams will do anything to keep her out of the game, and if she makes it, they'll do anything to see her lose. But Gracie is sick of losing. She's sick of seeing friends, like Martin and Alyce, unhappy. Gracie decides it's time to take control and even the score for everyone, on and off the field.

Charlie Duskin is running. Fleeing from failures and memories and friends who have given up on her. And she's not only running, she's chasing things-like a father who will talk to her, friends who don't think she's as invisible as a piece of cling wrap, and an experience with a boy in which she doesn't look like an idiot. But Charlie Duskin is about to have the best summer of her life. She's about to meet a friend who'll change her forever. She's about to fall in love. She just doesn't know it yet.

Oemotståndlig kärlekshistoria och en hyllning till orden och livet »En av de mest underbara och utsökta böcker jag har läst på väldigt länge. Jag inte bara läste den, jag levde i den.« | Jennifer Niven, författare av New York Times-bestsellern Som stjärnor i natten Rachel var länge hemligt förälskad i sin bästa vän Henry Jones. Dagen innan hon flyttade från Gracetown gömde hon ett kärleksbrev i Henrys favoritbok, i hans föräldrars bokhandel. Rachel väntade. Men Henry hörde aldrig av sig. Tre år senare - känslomässigt bedövad efter att hennes bror omkommit i en drunkningsolycka - återvänder Rachel till Gracetown. Hon ska arbeta ett år innan hon går om sista året i skolan och får jobb i bokhandeln, där hon nu tvingas arbeta med Henry, som hon helst aldrig velat träffa igen. Henry är glad över att Rachel är tillbaka och förstår inte varför hon är så kylig gentemot honom. Men så småningom börjar de komma varandra närmare igen. Livet går inte att styra och ibland är det outhärdligt. Men tänk om det finns ord, kärlek och andra chanser som gör att allt trots allt har mening? CATH CROWLEY är en flerfaldigt prisbelönt australiensisk ungdomsboksförfattare. Ord i djupaste blått [Words in Deep Blue] är hennes hyllade kärlekshistoria om två tonåringar som hittar tillbaka till varandra, en berättelse om kärlek och sorg, förlust och förhoppningar. Cath Crowley bor i Melbourne, där hon också undervisar i kreativt skrivande. »Originell, klok och oumbärlig. En hyllning till orden och livet.« | Kirkus Reviews »Cath Crowley har skapat en varm uppsättning överraskande och minnesvärda karaktärer och placerat dem i universella omständigheter som långsamt utvecklas till något utöver det vanliga.« | Booklist »Utsökt och gripande.« | School Library Journal