New Releases by Melvin Burgess

Billie é uma adolescente que não tem pai nem mãe, mas é boa de briga e enfrenta o mundo na base da porrada; Rob é um garoto boa-praça, fã de heavy metal, atormentado pelo padrasto em casa e pelo bullying na escola; e Chris é um aluno rebelde, em pé de guerra com os estudos. Os três estão perdidos em meio a conflitos sem saída: pais controladores ou violentos, mães ausentes ou alcoólatras. Melvin Burgess conduz com maestria esta história pungente, emocionante e verdadeira. Mostra como jovens que recebem do mundo toda a maldade que ele é capaz de proporcionar – de abandono e desprezo à violência sexual – insistem em sobreviver, amar e ser generosos. Graças à música e à arte, esses personagens, parecidos com tantos outros adolescentes da vida real, mantêm uma porta luminosa aberta para a esperança. Publicado anteriormente como "Kill All Enemies".

The Bloods are in control and they’re desperate to turn Britain into the world they want to see: right, white, Christian supremist. Anyone who they call abnormal is a target. Amidst the chaos of civil war the country is on the move as small militia groups fight each other and a sea of refugees escapes the cities and the pursuing Bloods. When her home is destroyed in a bombing raid, Marti must strike out on a mission of her own - to save her father and get his vital software into the right hands. But Marti is mixed race and trans and has her young brother in tow. Crossing into enemy territory could prove suicidal. Yet Marti''s enemies haven''t reckoned with her indomitable will to survive - and the gun she carries, which has three bullets . . .

Traquée, Béa ne sait plus à qui faire confiance, ni où elle est en sécurité. Elle a des visions étranges, entend des voix... et se découvre un pouvoir très rare, celui d''invoquer les esprits. Lars, le mystérieux, le séduisant skateur avec qui elle s''est entraînée pendant l''été, connaît son secret et la prend au piège d''une relation toxique. Manipulée, elle se met à douter de tout -sauf des conséquences de ses actes.

Bea has started to hear and see things that no one else can – creatures, voices, visions. Then strangers visit Bea and tell her she is different: she has the rare powers of a witch. They warn her she is being hunted. Her parents think she is hallucinating and needs help. All Bea wants to do is get on with her life, and to get closer to Lars, the mysterious young man she has met at the skate park. But her life is in danger, and she must break free. The question is – who can she trust? Carnegie Medal-winner Melvin Burgess returns with a powerful, thrilling fantasy for young adults about magic, myth and following your instincts.

A girl in a coma. A desperate mother. Marianne has been absent from her own life for so long that even her mother''s unwavering faith is starting to tremble. But Marianne, floating in her own world, is starting to remember who she is - and the sad woman that visits every day. Can they both persist long enough to find a way back to one another?

It was a love story. Me, Gemma and junk. I thought it was going to last forever. Tar loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn''t want to be tied down. She wants to fly. But no one can fly forever. One day, finally, you have to come down. Melvin Burgess’ most ambitious and complex novel is a vivid depiction of a group of teenagers in the grip of addiction. Told from multiple viewpoints, Junk is a powerful, unflinching novel about heroin. Once you take a hit, you will never be the same again. ''Everyone should read Junk'' The Times

When Beth wakes up one morning covered in dirt, she puts it down to an extreme case of sleep-walking. But when reports of a desecrated grave start to circulate, her night-time wanderings take on a sinister air. Soon the city is being plagued by strange sightings and sudden disappearances. Beth knows that something is changing within her. Something that''s filling her with an urgent, desperate hunger that demands to be satisfied – at any cost ...

Un tenso thriller psicológico, pulido y afilado como un bisturí. Jonathon Heat es la estrella de rock más grande del planeta. Como parte de su espectáculo, altera su rostro mediante intervenciones quirúrgicas con resultados impresionantes: lobo, demonio, ángel... Pero tantas operaciones no vienen sin su precio, y corre el de que Jonathon necesita un trasplante de rostro. Y sólo quiere el de Sara... En un mundo de fama, de riqueza y corrupción, donde la juventud y la belleza son sagradas, ¿qué precio tiene la cara de una hermosa joven? ¿Cuánto está dispuesto a pagar una estrella de rock, que ha destruido su propia cara, por el rostro de Sara?

A new drug is out. Everyone is talking about it. The Hit. Take it, and you have one week to live. It''s the ultimate high. At the ultimate price .

Non è mai facile avere quattordici anni. Le difficoltà della vita sembrano insormontabili, il futuro così lontano e incerto... A volte per lasciarsi alle spalle una realtà dolorosa e insostenibile la fuga sembra l''unica soluzione. È il caso di Tar, che con Gemma decide di scappare da una casa di genitori violenti e alcolizzati, e di adattarsi a vivere per strada e in case occupate. Ma c''è anche un altro tipo di fuga, che promette ancor più di allontanare problemi e sofferenze, sollevare corpi troppo pesanti per giovani anime che aspirano alla leggerezza: l''eroina. E Tar e Gemma, insieme, scopriranno l''altra faccia di una droga che, impietosa, annulla e cancella personalità, dignità ed emozioni. Un romanzo di formazione crudo, vero e profondo, ma anche una storia di rinascita e riscatto, di scelte coraggiose per liberarsi della dipendenza e di un nuovo, seppur difficile, inizio. Un diario a più mani intenso e commovente, un grido di amore e di forza lanciato a lacerare il silenzio che circonda il mondo dell''adolescenza interrotta.

Dino, Jonathan, and Ben have got some problems, mostly with Jackie, Deborah, and Alison. Dino''s finally convinced Jackie, the most beautiful girl in school, to go out with him. She drives him mad with lust, but she won''t go all the way and relieve Dino of his desperately unwanted virginity. Jonathan likes Deborah. She''s smart and funny and she makes him feel very sexy, but she''s kind of plump and his mates won''t let him hear the end of it. Also, a certain swelling has him convinced that he may have cancer of the penis. Ben''s problem is in a different category altogether-- he''s been seduced by Alison, the pretty young drama teacher at school. And what seems like a dream come true is actually making him miserable. Award-winning author Melvin Burgess has written a daringly honest and often hilarious account of contemporary teenage life, and the ups and downs that surround DOING IT.

Everyone says fourteen-year-old BILLIE is nothing but trouble. A fighter. A danger to her family and friends. But her care worker sees someone different. Her classmate ROB is big, strong; he can take care of himself and his brother. But his violent stepdad sees someone to humiliate. And CHRIS is struggling at school; he just doesn''t want to be there. But his dad sees a useless no-hoper. Billie, Rob and Chris each have a story to tell. But there are two sides to every story, and the question is . . . who do you believe?

Faire l''amour la première fois. Huit histoires pour en parler sur tous les tons Graves ou légères, drôles, poignantes ou tendres, des situations très différentes évoquent tout ce que vous voulez savoir sur la perte de la virginité et dont vous n''avez pas envie de parler avec vos parents. Par les plus grands auteurs de la littérature pour adolescents d''aujourd''hui : un indispensable!

When fourteen-year-old Nicholas Dane''s mother dies, social services sends him to a home for boys where intimidation and violence keep order. After a number of fights and brutal punishments, Nick thinks that life can''t possibly get any worse . . . until he realizes that the home''s respected deputy head, who has been grooming him with sweets and solace, has something more frightening in mind. Acclaimed writer and truth-teller Melvin Burgess brings us, with Dickensian scope and compelling narrative drive, his most ambitious book yet.

Translated into 28 different languages and adapted for the stage and television, "Smack"--a Carnegie Medal winner--is the original cautionary tale about modern drug abuse.

Fame, beauty, and face transplants Sara wants to be famous, and when legendary rock star Jonathon Heat offers to take her under his wing and pay for her cosmetic surgery, it''s like a dream come true. But beauty comes with a hidden price tag. Is Sara willing to pay?

The new hope of the Volson clan, Sigurd, battles a highly advanced, gold-hoarding dragon, resulting in his fall into the underworld. But hope remains as Sigurd encounters his true love, Bryony, and accepts his destiny to reunite England.

Melvin Burgess se adentra sin concesiones en el turbulento mundo de la adolescencia, a través del humor, de la precisa observación de la conducta juvenil y de un lenguaje directo, descarnado, para desvelar, desde el peculiar punto de vista de los personajes, los problemas y los desasosiegos de tres jóvenes, en su irremisible camino hacia la edad adulta. Dino, Jonathan y Ben son tres adolescentes comunes, se pasan el día hablando de chicas, soñando hasta el último detalle con «su primera vez», y no creen que sus padres mantengan relaciones sexuales (¡resultaría inimaginable!). Dino sólo piensa en hacérselo con Jackie, una de las jovencitas más deseadas del grupo pero ella siempre acaba rechazándolo. Jonathan se muere por Deborah, sensible y sexy, pero le da vergüenza reconocerlo a sus amigos porque ella...está gorda. Y Ben, aunque vive el sueño de todo adolescente ―un tórrido idilio con la profesora de dibujo―, no sabe cómo poner punto y final a tan complicada relación. Melvin Burgess (Inglaterra, 1954), es sin lugar a dudas una de las voces más personales y controvertidas del actual panorama internacional de la narrativa juvenil. Tras su paso por distintos colegios británicos, a los dieciocho años abandona los estudios para comenzar a ejercer el periodismo y a escribir narraciones, pero tardará quince años en publicar su primera obra, durante los cuales trabajará en distintos oficios ocasionales. Sus obras nunca son fáciles; tratan de temas complejos como la mendicidad, el abuso sexual a menores o la adicción a las drogas. Su escritura es sólida y sus personajes están creados con tal sensibilidad y realismo que parecen saltar de la página a la vida real. Entre sus dieciocho novelas publicadas hasta la fecha destacan Yonqui (galardonada con el Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize y la Carnegie Medal), Billy Elliot, El aullido del lobo y Enamorarse de April.

On a beau ne penser qu''à ça, avoir déjà tout vécu en imagination, fanfaronner avec les autres garçons... les choses se compliquent quand il s''agit de passer à l''acte. Entre celle qui ne veut pas, celle qui en veut trop, et celle qui s''accroche, Dino, Ben et Jon ont trois problèmes très différents. Mais tous vont faire la découverte du sexe.