Best Selling Books by Meg Rosoff

Soon after fifteen year old Daisy arrives at her aunt''s farm in England her aunt goes away on business, leaving Daisy with four cousins she''s never met--the next day when London is attacked by an unnamed enemy, power fails, systems fail, the farm becomes more isolated with no adults in charge and no rules, and yet the cousins'' uncanny bond grows into something extraordinary as time passes. Reprint.

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.

From National Book Award Finalist Meg Rosoff comes a lyrical, compulsively readable coming-of-age tale that is heady, irresistible, and timeless. Everyone talks about falling in love like it''s the most miraculous, life-changing thing in the world. Something happens, they say, and you know . . . I looked into his eyes and I knew. Only, everyone else knew too. Everyone else felt exactly the same way. This is the story of one family during one dreamy summer—the summer when everything changes. In an eccentric, turreted vacation house by the sea, our watchful narrator sees everything, including many things that shouldn’t be seen, while brothers and sisters, parents and theatrical older cousins fill the hot days with wine and tennis and sailing and planning a wedding. Enter two brothers, the sons of a fading film actress—irresistibly charming, languidly sexy Kit and surly, silent Hugo. Suddenly there’s a serpent in this paradise, and the consequences will be devastating. In a propulsive narrative carrying intrigue and a growing sense of unease, Meg Rosoff, best-selling author of the iconic How I Live Now, offers a summer tale of innocence lost that will find its place among the classics of young adult literature.

In the 1960s, off the coast of East Anglia, a disgruntled boarding school student develops an obsessive friendship with a boy living by himself at the edge of the sea.

Printz Award-winning author Meg Rosoff''s latest novel is a gorgeous and unforgettable page-turner about the relationship between parents and children, love and loss. 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.

From award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes this clever, laugh-out-loud picture book about a family''s surprising newest member--a moose! When he first arrives, everyone is expecting the usual kind of baby. But right away, his family notices there''s something different about this one. Instead of two feet, he has four hooves. Instead of drinking milk, he eats twigs and weeds. Instead of a tiny human, they bring home a moose baby! With his long legs, silky ears, and sturdy antlers, the moose baby is admired everywhere he goes. Everyone wishes they had a moose baby too. But what will happen when he starts to outgrow their little home? Here''s a delightfully quirky and completely irresistible new sibling picture book about the true meaning of family and the power of love to transcend any difference.

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 . . .

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?

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 tender and magical tale from the 2016 recipient of the Astrid Lindgren award and author of international bestseller How I Live Now, National Book Award finalist Picture Me Gone, and most recently Jonathan Unleashed Pell Ridley, daughter of a good-for-nothing preacher in mid-nineteenth century England, has watched her mother crushed by the burden of too many children and too little money. Unwilling to repeat her fate, Pell runs away on her wedding day taking only her beautiful, white horse. But, as she journeys through a strange world of gypsies in search of a new life, Pell finds that her ties to home refuse to release her. Like the works of Philip Pullman and Sue Monk Kidd, The Bride''s Farewell will resonate with readers of all ages as it grapples with timeless questions of how to live, how to love, and how to be true to one''s self.

“[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.

It is very hard to be friends with wild boars because they are dirty and smelly, bad-tempered, and rude.

A dog with a plan adopts a chaotic family in a wry comedy extolling the virtues of common sense. When Ma Peachey takes up yoga, the rest of the family finds themselves abandoned to chaos: no one cooks dinner, no one picks up the dirty laundry, the children are always late for school, and there is a good deal of squabbling and squalor. Ma may be off finding inner peace, but irritable Pa Peachey, glum Ava, and wannabe girl-charmer Ollie are falling apart. Only Betty, the sensible youngest child, is wise enough to see that this family is in need of rescue. Enter McTavish, a rescue dog who, true to his mission, is ready to teach this family some new tricks. Getting the Peacheys to behave will take work, but if anyone can do it, McTavish can. After all, he’s a very good dog — maybe even a psychological mastermind!

Paris. August. One long summer of nothing. 48 hours of everything. From the inimitable Meg Rosoff comes a chaotic and irresistible new YA. 17-year-old Callum is facing an unfortunate truth: his summer exchange in rural France was a failure. No epic adventure, no summer fling, and his French is still rubbish. Just as he should be boarding the Eurostar home, without even a hint of a plan, Callum impulsively decides to stay (and doesn''t bother telling his parents). He only knows one person in Paris: his long-lost cousin, Harrison, an oboist. As night falls on the hottest weekend of the year, an adventure begins – involving a motorbike, a curfew, a stolen oboe, a priceless Matisse painting, at least one police chase, a climate protest and the enigmatic, alluring, irresistible Lilou ... A completely delicious, funny, fast-paced summer read from the multi-award-winning author of How I Live Now, The Great Godden and Friends Like These.

This London guide offers information on the best hotels and restaurants in this vibrant city, details special walking tours, and covers the museums and galleries in detail.

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.

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.

When Pa Peachey becomes comically ambitious about entering a town baking competition, family dog McTavish wisely cooks up a plan to rescue him from himself. Pa Peachey has gotten it in his head that he is going to be the baker in the family, and the Peacheys and their dog, McTavish, are more than a little surprised. Stunned, in fact. Ever since Ma Peachey declared herself free of the cooking responsibilities, Betty, Ava, and Ollie have taken turns making inventive and delicious meals. But Pa thinks he can do better, even though his cakes are as flat as manhole covers and his cookies turn to charcoal. When the town announces a baking competition with a big prize, Pa is convinced he will enter an absolute masterpiece. Now the Peacheys have to decide: should they be honest with Pa and tell him his confections are contemptible, or should they support his high-flying dreams? Or could McTavish have a last-minute option at the ready?

A glorious sequel to Good Dog McTavish, this endearing story is packed with Meg Rosoff’s quirky humour and astute eye for both the details of canine-human dynamics and the oddities of family life.

ÅRETS ALMA-PRISTAGARE 2016 Vad skulle du göra om ett olycksbådande Öde förföljde dig var du än gick? Femtonårige David Case har aldrig reflekterat särskilt över sitt vanliga liv förrän han en dag står öga mot öga med döden. Plötsligt ser han katastrof, olycka och undergång överallt. Ödet följer honom med sin svarta blick och verkar vara ute efter honom och hans närmaste. För att lura Ödet blir David någon annan: Justin Case. Han slutar skolan, lämnar sin familj och blir förälskad i den förföriska Agnes Bee. Med en osynlig hund i släptåg kämpar Justin Case med den svåra balansen att känna alltför mycket eller att inte känna någonting alls. Hela tiden bevakad av det hämnande Ödet. Justin Case är en stark och gripande historia, berättad med mycket humor och värme, om svårigheten att hitta sig själv – och om att våga tro på att Ödet även kan få bra saker att hända.

Jess a 17 ans et elle vient d’avoir un bébé. Bon... pas n’importe quel bébé : un bébé caribou. Personne ne sait comment c’est arrivé. On n’avait rien détecté. Avec Nick, son copain bien humain, Jess apprend à accepter l’absurdité de la vie, à devenir mère, à comprendre que son enfant est un individu, parfois encombrant, mais un individu à part entière. Un être qu’il faut choyer... et savoir laisser vivre et libérer le moment venu. « Étonnant ! Archi-original ! Indispensable ! » Susie Morgenstern

Een jong stel zet een beeldschoon, lief baby-elandje op de wereld. De twee kersverse tienerouders hebben geen verstand van opvoeden, laat staan van het grootbrengen van een eland, en ze lopen dan ook voortdurend tegen problemen aan. Vind maar eens een geschikte babysitter voor een eland, en welke crèche durft het aan Elandje toe te laten en te verzorgen? Elandje is geen typische baby, zo leert hij heel snel lopen, maar heeft hij moeite met praten. Opgroeien in de harde mensenwereld is niet makkelijk; heeft Elandje wel een kans om gelukkig te worden?

« C''est une chose rare, si rare... un premier roman à la voix parfaitement maîtrisée, magique, un sans-faute. » Mark Haddon, auteur du Bizarre incident du chien pendant la nuit. « Tout a changé l''été où je suis partie en Angleterre passer quelque temps chez mes cousins. Un peu à cause de la guerre, qui a chamboulé pas mal de choses, évidemment, sauf que de toute façon, avant la guerre je ne me rappelle presque rien - pas de quoi écrire un livre, contrairement à ce qui va suivre. Non, si les choses ont changé c''est surtout à cause d''Edmond. Voilà ce qui s''est passé... » Ce premier roman de Meg Rosoff a bouleversé l''Angleterre et s''impose partout dans le monde comme un texte majeur de la littérature jeunesse.

Meg Rosoff reinventa el libro de viajes y el thriller en esta apasionante novela, una brillante historia sobre padres e hijos, sobre amor y pérdida. Mila, de doce años, tiene una intuición especial para percibir los sentimientos y los secretos de los demás, para observar pequeños detalles que otros pasan por alto. Cuando su padre Gil se entera de que su mejor amigo Matthew ha desaparecido en Nueva York, emprenden juntos un viaje desde Londres para encontrarlo. Gil y Mila recorren el norte del estado de Nueva York y reúnen información sobre Matthew a partir de sus objetos personales, de lo que le cuenta su esposa y de los fantasmas de su pasado. Poco a poco Mila reconstruye una historia que nadie más entiende. Pero justo cuando está más cerca de resolver el misterio, una estremecedora traición la hace dudar de la persona a la que creía entender mejor.

The wild boars are bad-tempered, smelly, rude and hungry. They are cooking up a storm but it''s sure to be revolting.

C''est en sauvant de justesse la vie de son petit frère, bien déterminé à essayer de voler en se jetant du balcon, que David Case, 15 ans, réalise à quel point la vie est fragile. Persuadé que la mort le guette à chaque coin de rue, David décide de tout changer : il devient Justin. Mais quand le destin vous poursuit, il ne suffit pas de se transformer en quelqu''un d''autre pour lui échapper...

Une famille dans une maison à quelques mètres de la plage. Des vacances joyeuses et insouciantes... jusqu’à l’arrivée de Kit Godden. Ce garçon, c’est le parfait amour d’été : il est beau, drôle, magnétique. Mais ceux qui s''approchent du lumineux Kit Godden sont condamnés à s''y brûler les ailes. Et tous ou presque, dans cette famille, seront irrésistiblement charmés.

Jonathan Trefoil ist Werbetexter einer angesagten New Yorker Agentur, bewohnt ein schönes Apartment in zentraler Lage und hat eine hübsche Freundin. Das perfekte Leben. Doch Jonathan ist unglücklich: Seinen Job empfindet er als verlogen, für seine Wohnung hat er keinen Mietvertrag, und seine Freundin möchte eigentlich mit jemand zusammen sein, der noch eine Spur reicher, organisierter und witziger ist als er. Nur bei Dante und Sissy findet Jonathan Verständnis – weiß allerdings nie, ob die beiden Hunde, die vorübergehend bei ihm wohnen, sich nicht nur über ihn lustig machen. Armer Jonathan: Er fühlt sich immer so ein bisschen wie im falschen Film. Doch Rettung naht. Und zwar in Gestalt einer ebenso netten wie patenten Tierärztin ...

Wereldwijde YA-hit Hoe ik nu leef van Meg Rosoff weer leverbaar, nu in fraaie gebonden editie. Hoe ik nu leef van Meg Rosoff, winnaar van de Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, is weer leverbaar, nu in een prachtige gebonden editie. Het ultieme YA-debuut van de Amerikaanse-Britse auteur overrompelde vijftien jaar geleden lezers, boekverkopers en pers wereldwijd. Hoe ik nu leef gaat over de 15-jarige Amerikaanse Daisy, die bij haar familie in Engeland logeert als er een wereldoorlog uitbreekt. Rosoffs debuut is bekroond met de prestigieuze Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, de Michael L. Printz Award en de Branford Boase Award. ‘De jongerenboeken van de Amerikaans-Britse Rosoff behoren tot de beste young adult-literatuur.’ Thomas de Veen, NRC Handelsblad ‘Hoe ik nu leef is een heftige en originele puberroman die schokt en ontroert. Dat is vooral te danken aan Rosoffs opmerkelijke stijl. Hoe ik nu leef is een meer dan welkom debuut.’ de Volkskrant ‘Hoe ik nu leef is een van die schaarse boeken die nog een tijdlang in je hoofd en hart blijven nazinderen. Of je nu tiener of volwassene bent, lees dit boek dat je vertelt hoe je hart nog kan breken als je denkt dat er niets meer te breken valt.’ De Standaard

Esta es la historia de una familia, de un verano de ensueño en el que todo cambia para siempre. En una casa soleada junto al mar, la familia vuelve a reunirse en el caos feliz de cada verano, dejando atrás la rutina urbana londinense. Una joven adolescente, la mayor de cuatro hermanos, se prepara para disfrutar los días calurosos, las cenas ruidosas y divertidas junto con Hope, su prima treintañera, y su inseparable novio Malcolm. La novedad es que la pareja anuncia que se casan al final del verano. ¡Todo es luminoso y prometedor! Pero la atmósfera de los preparativos de boda, los baños en el mar, los juegos y los paseos en bicicleta, se ve interrumpida por la llegada de los hermanos Godden, que pasarán ahí las vacaciones. Una novela iniciática y excitante, tan poderosa y atemporal que se inscribe entre los clásicos de la mejor literatura contemporánea para todas las edades. «Una voz mágica e impecable».MARK HADDON

XIXe siècle, Angleterre. Le matin de son mariage, Pell Ridley s’enfuit de chez elle à cheval. Promise depuis l’enfance au fils du forgeron, elle décide d’échapper à un destin tout tracé. Commence pour Pell un long périple, une course sauvage qui la conduit vers son indépendance et la découverte de l’amour... « Cette quête, merveilleusement racontée, pour la liberté, l’amour et la féminité, transforme une simple chevauchée en chef d’œuvre. » The Times « Meg Rosoff est un écrivain exceptionnel, captivant – elle fait revire à la perfection une époque et un lieu. » Daily Telegraph Dès 15 ans.

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+