New Releases by Swati Avasthi

Corey, Holly, and Savitri were a unit-fast, strong, and inseparable. But one random act of violence results in Corey's death. Now Holly and Savitri are falling apart. Holly says she's chasing Corey's killer, chasing revenge. Savitri fears Holly's just running wild and leaving her behind.

Jace (16) is door zijn gewelddadige vader uit huis gezet. Samen met zijn oudere broer probeert hij een nieuw leven op te bouwen. Maar daarvoor moet hij eerst met zijn verleden afrekenen. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Jace ist 16 und weiss nicht, wohin er sich wenden soll. Sein Vater, der ihn, seinen Bruder Christian und ihre Mutter jahrelang misshandelt hat, hat ihn hinausgeworfen. Seine einzige Chance ist sein Bruder Christian, der sich inzwischen ein neues Leben aufgebaut hat. Ab 14.

A riveting portrait of life after abuse from an award-winning novelist. Sixteen-Year-Old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father’s fist), $3.84, and a secret. He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and a new job, but all his changes can’t make him forget what he left behind—his mother, who is still trapped with his dad, and his ex-girlfriend, who is keeping his secret. At least so far. Worst of all, Jace realizes that if he really wants to move forward, he may first have to do what scares him most: He may have to go back. Award-winning novelist Swati Avasthi has created a riveting and remarkably nuanced portrait of what happens after. After you’ve said enough, after you’ve run, after you’ve made the split—how do you begin to live again? Readers won’t be able to put this intense page-turner down.