New Releases by Meg Rosoff

From bestselling, award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes a gritty, intoxicating novel about a summer of unforgettable firsts: of independence, lies, love and the inevitable loss of innocence. Sharp and irresistible, it's perfect for fans of Judy Blume's Summer Sisters and Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend. New York City. Summer 1983. A summer internship in New York was meant to be everything Beth wanted. But from the moment she arrives in the city she feels wrong: wrong hair, terrible clothes, defective smile, too obviously a virgin. Sharing a hot, cockroach-filled apartment with a couple falling out of love completes the dream picture. Then she meets her fellow interns: ambitious out-of-towner Dan, preppy rich boy Oliver, and Edie — a beautiful, brittle, magnetic, instant best friend. Irresistible people are like gravity. You can’t help being pulled towards them — can you?

Dat soort vrienden van Meg Rosoff (Hoe ik nu leef, De Godden broers) is een meeslepende YA-roman die zich afspeelt in een hete zomer vol mysterie, leugens, vriendschap, liefde en het onvermijdelijke verlies van onschuld. Zomer 1982. De achttienjarige Beth arriveert in New York, waar ze begint aan haar stage bij een grote krant. Een appartement vol kakkerlakken en een ongeïnteresseerde huisgenoot zijn niet haar grootste zorgen, want voor ze het weet raakt ze verstrikt in de levens van de andere stagiairs: de preppy Oliver, de brutale Dan en de belachelijk coole, knappe, levenslustige Edie. Tussen Edie en Beth ontstaat er een vriendschap die de rest van de wereld doet verbleken. Maar met de zich almaar opeenstapelende leugens komt deze tot een heftig keerpunt. Dit roept de vraag op: wie heeft er nog vijanden nodig met dit soort vrienden? ''Na Hoe ik nu leef en De Godden broers weet ik het zeker: Meg Rosoff is de beste YA-schrijver van dit moment.'' Franka van Schaik, Boekhandel Broese

The Peachey family’s loyal dog steps up to save the day once more in the fourth instalment of this acclaimed, witty middle-grade series.

De Godden broers van Meg Rosoff (de auteur van Hoe ik nu leef) is een tijdloze en onweerstaanbare YA-roman voor alle leeftijden. Dit is het verhaal van één prachtige zomer – de zomer waarin alles verandert. In een vakantiehuis aan zee, in een grote, rommelige familie, kijkt één tiener toe hoe de rest van de familie de zwoele dagen doorbrengt met wijn drinken, spelletjes spelen en het plannen van een bruiloft. Maar dan verschijnen de Godden-broers: de onweerstaanbare, charmante, sexy Kit en de knorrige, stille Hugo. Opeens bevindt er zich een slang in dit paradijs – en de consequenties zullen verschrikkelijk zijn... ''Vooral de zomerse sfeer (...) en de bijdehante blik van de ik-persoon maken van Rosoffs laatste roman een buitengewone, plezierige leeservaring.'' Katty Gerez Heemstra, Linnaeus Boekhandel

A rescue dog with a difference must save the Peachey family in this charming story for the young and the young at heart, filled to the brim with Meg Rosoff's wry humour and beautiful prose. The first in a series.

"At the house on the beach, everything is always the same. Summer unspools in days of sticky heat and lazy beach walks, the family only reconvening for lantern-lit suppers in the garden with the sea a constant roar in the background. Predictable, familiar -- and easy. But everything changes with the arrival of the Godden brothers: Kit, magnetic and lazily seductive, and Hugo, intense and unknowable. By the end of summer, nothing will be the same"--Book jacket.

When a camping trip unleashes a reluctant Peachey family on the great outdoors, it’s up to their savvy dog, McTavish, to show them how it’s done. It’s summer, and the Peachey family is in crisis — again. Where will they go for their vacation? Betty Peachey thinks that camping is the answer, and Ma Peachey knows just the place. But Pa Peachey is convinced that terrible dangers lurk in the world of nature, Ollie only wants to know if there are dance clubs, and Ava would rather stay home and read German philosophy. Will rescue dog McTavish figure out how to turn the Peacheys into happy campers — and get them to brave the sparkling river and scenic mountainside before they pack up their tent and go home?

A baby that is different from all the others brings a family great joy until he grows too big for their home.

From Carnegie Medal–winning author Mal Peet comes a sweeping coming-of-age adventure, both harrowing and life-affirming. Born of a brief encounter between a Liverpool prostitute and an African soldier in 1907, Beck finds himself orphaned as a young boy and sent overseas to the Catholic Brothers in Canada. At age fifteen he is sent to work on a farm, from which he eventually escapes. Finally in charge of his own destiny, Beck starts westward, crossing the border into America and back, all while the Great Depression rages on. What will it take for Beck to understand the agonies of his childhood and realize that love is possible?

“[A] comic masterpiece.” —People magazine’s “Book of the Week” “A charming comedy on love, friendship, and the surprising influence of man’s best friend.” —Harper’s Bazaar National Book Award finalist and bestselling author Meg Rosoff's charming, hilarious new novel about a young New Yorker’s search for happiness and the two dogs who help him find it—the perfect summer read Jonathan Trefoil’s boss is unhinged, his relationship baffling, and his apartment just the wrong side of legal. His girlfriend wants to marry someone just like him—only richer and with a different sense of humor. He doesn’t remember life being this confusing, back before everyone expected him to act like a grown-up. When his brother asks him to look after his dogs, Jonathan's world view begins to shift. Could a border collie and a cocker spaniel hold the key to life, the universe, and everything? Their sly maneuvering on daily walks and visits to the alluring vet suggest that human emotional intelligence may not be top dog after all. A funny, wise romantic comedy set in Manhattan, Jonathan Unleashed is a story of tangled relationships, friendships, and dogs. Rosoff’s novel is for anyone wondering what to be when they grow up, and how on earth to get there.

Jonathan gaat los is een Nora Ephron-waardige romantische komedie, voor iedereen die genoten heeft van Het Rosie Project en Mark Haddon. Meg Rosoff werd bekend met Hoe ik nu leef, een wereldwijde bestseller. Ze kijkt met veel humor nét even anders naar de wereld en kan de zoekende twintiger meesterlijk neerzetten. Jonathan is copywriter bij een reclamebureau in Manhattan. Hij werkt aan het meest lucratieve, maar allersaaiste account. Zijn vriendin werkt voor een online trouwmagazine en wanneer zij hem voorstelt om te gaan trouwen voor een live online publiek, wordt Jonathan plotseling slachtoffer van de razendsnelle social media: voordat hij kan bedenken waar híj nou gelukkig van zou worden gebeurt het gewoon allemaal al. Alleen Dante en Sissy, de twee honden van zijn broer die in Dubai werkt, lijken echt te snappen wat hij nodig heeft...

Mila, 12 ans, a un talent exceptionnel pour lire le monde qui l''entoure, pour ressentir des émotions passées, deviner les non-dits. Alors quand Matthew, le meilleur ami de son père, disparaît mystérieusement, tous deux se lancent à sa recherche. Mila se pose mille questions : a-t-il été assassiné ? S''est-il suicidé ? Peut-être a-t-il eu un accident ? Pour commencer, c''est dans l''État de New York, dans la grande maison où Matthew vivait avec sa femme, que Mila trouvera des réponses. La jeune fille cueille un à un les indices qu''elle y trouve. Ici, un parfum inconnu, là le regard triste d''Honey, la chienne de la maison, ici encore une pile de courriers, restée intacte. C''est évident : Matthew fuit quelque chose, mais quoi ? Mila et son père partent alors ensemble, pour un road trip père/fille, direction la frontière canadienne où ils espèrent trouver Matthew et reconstituer le puzzle... À partir de 13 ans

Daisy, new-yorkaise de quinze ans mal dans sa peau, voit son univers chamboulé l''été où elle part vivre chez ses cousins, dans la campagne anglaise : pour la première fois de sa vie, elle tombe follement, éperdument amoureuse, et tout est parfait. Mais à la suite d''un attentat kamikaze au centre de Londres, une guerre totale éclate - qui pourrait bien être le prochain grand conflit de notre XXIe siècle. Brusquement, Daisy se voit coupée du reste du monde et de ceux qu''elle aime. Et là, tout bascule...

Mila has an exceptional talent for reading a room--sensing hidden facts and unspoken emotions from clues that others overlook... So when her father's best friend, Matthew, goes missing from his upstate New York home, Mila and her beloved father travel from London to find him. She collects information about Matthew from his belongings, from his wife and baby, from the dog he left behind and from the ghosts of his past--slowly piecing together the story everyone else has missed. But just when she's closest to solving the mystery, a shocking betrayal calls into question her trust in the one person she thought she could read best.

Brilliantly funny teen drama from the consistently brilliant and Carnegie Medal winning author. Will it be a boy or a girl? Nothing can prepare Jess and Nick for when Jess gives birth to their first - moose. Four legs won't fit into a romper suit and what will grandma say? But there has been a spate of Non-Homo-Sapien births round the country and everyone else is coping, disembowelled labradors apart. The trials of being a parent - A moving and also hilarious take on relationships and motherhood - with a very powerful message. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyselxic readers of 12+

What if God were a teenaged boy? In the beginning, Bob created the heavens and the earth and the beasts of the field and the creatures of the sea, and twenty-five million other species (including lots of cute girls). But mostly he prefers eating junk food and leaving his dirty clothes in a heap at the side of his bed. Every time he falls in love, Earth erupts in natural disasters, and it's usually Bob's beleaguered assistant, Mr. B., who is left cleaning up the mess. So humankind is going to be very sorry indeed that Bob ever ran into a beautiful, completely irresistible girl called Lucy . . .

Bundel met twee romans: Elisabeth (15, ik-figuur) is bij familie in Engeland als er een oorlog uitbreekt; David (15) wordt zich bewust van al het onheil dat hem kan overkomen en probeert het lot te tarten. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Hilary, een oude Engelsman, blikt terug op de tijd dat hij als 16-jarige jongen bevriend raakt met een jongen die in zijn eentje aan zee woont. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Niemandsbruid Meg Rosoff De nieuwe Meg Rosoff Op de ochtend dat ze zou trouwen kroop Pell Ridley in het donker haar bed uit, kuste haar zusters vaarwel, haalde Jack uit de wind en de regen van de boswei en vertelde hem dat ze weggingen. Al was het niet waarschijnlijk dat hij bezwaar zou maken, als paard. Op de ochtend van haar huwelijk vlucht Pell Ridley op haar paard Jack weg van haar ouderlijk huis. Haar jongste (stief)broertje Bean wil met haar mee. Samen trekken ze rond door het negentiende-eeuwse Engeland. Onderweg raakt Pell eerst haar paard en later ook haar broertje kwijt. Tijdens haar zoektocht ontmoet ze een stroper, zigeuners en een paardensmid. Rosoff beschrijft op eigenzinnige wijze het rauwe leven op het Engelse platteland in de negentiende eeuw.

On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and flees—determined to escape a future that offers nothing but hard work and sorrow. She takes the only thing that truly belongs to her: Jack, a white horse. The road ahead is rich with longing, silence and secrets, and each encounter leads her closer to the untold story of her past. Then Pell meets a hunter, infuriating, mysterious and cold. Will he help her to find what she seeks? With all the hallmarks of Meg Rosoff’s extraordinary writing, The Bride’s Farewell also breaks new ground for this author, in a nineteenth-century, Hardyesque setting. This is a moving story of love and lost things, with a core of deep, beautiful romance.

In 1962, a 16-year-old boy is dropped off by his father at a boarding school on the windswept coast of East Anglia. It is a model of its kind–the rooms are freezing, the food is disgusting, the older boys are sadistic, and the masters are the ineffectual, damaged castoffs of a dying Empire. But the boy is used to the drill and well practiced at detached dreaming, imagining himself someone else, somewhere else. Until one day, falling behind one of the regular runs along the coast, he meets Finn. Finn seems like a character from a novel, or a dream. Dressed in clothes that look the way they did a century before, Finn lives alone with his cat in a tiny fisherman’s hut. The two become friends, the boy risking scandalous rumour and expulsion from school. But the idyll cannot last, disaster invades from all sides, and the boy discovers that nothing has been what he believed. What I Was will cement Meg Rosoff’s reputation as a writer of extraordinary skill and sensitivity, who recreates with uncanny exactness the passions of youth.

Justin Case is convinced fate has in for him. And he's right. After finding his younger brother teetering on the edge of his balcony, fifteen-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life and senses impending doom. Without looking back, he changes his name to Justin and assumes a new identity, new clothing and new friends, and dares to fall in love with the seductive Agnes Day. With his imaginary dog Boy in tow, Justin struggles to fit into his new role and above all, to survive in a world where tragedy is around every corner. He's got to be prepared, just in case.

To get away from her pregnant stepmother in New York City, fifteen-year-old Daisy goes to England to stay with her aunt and cousins, with whom she instantly bonds, but soon war breaks out and rips apart the family while devastating the land.

Meet Jumpy Jack, a very nervous snail who''s afraid of monsters, and Googily, who is a--well, who is a very good friend, indeed. Wherever they go, Googily kindly checks high and low just to make sure there are no scary monsters about. But as every child knows, monsters come in many shapes and sizes. Some are even blue with hairy eyebrows and pointy teeth. Here is a universal story of friendship and fear of the unknown told with wit and charm by the fantastic team who created the irresistible Meet Wild Boars.