Shabanu, daughter of the windswept Cholistan desert, is the youngest of Rahim's four wives. Although her husband adores her, it is only in his rarely inhabited town house, away from the family home, that Shabanu and her daughter can escape the cruelty of the other wives. But there Shabanu falls dangerously in love with another man, and she must decide whether it is right to follow her heart.
Unknown actor and understudy for the famous Josh Harper will do just about anything to get a chance for fame and stardom, including making a play for Josh's wife, Nora.
Fourteen-year-old Sarah keeps a journal of her pilgrimage to Rome with her eccentric grandmother, Z, her evolving relationship with best friend Curtis, and daily conversations with Curtis's sister and star athlete, D.J.
16-year-old Josh Walker is starting sixth form college and is determined to start a band, get a lot closer with his new girlfriend Becky and, hopefully, pass the odd A level. A few days in and he's already embarrassed himself in front of a class ... he'll need all the help his ferret, a little witchcraft and a lot of smoky bacon crisps can give
Lou Brown's life is going down the pan. Best friend Hannah sailed through the Olympic time trials and is off to her fancy-pants new swim training school, while Lou's own failure to qualify leaves her without a hobby - or a friend. As Lou tries to navigate her post-swim world, a chance encounter with three boys with stars in their eyes takes her life in a surprising new direction. One that lea…
Late on a summer night in 1965, Charlie Bucktin, is visited in his sleep out by Jasper Jones, an outcast in the regional mining town of Corrigan. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is a distant figure of danger and intrigue for Charlie. So when Jasper begs for his help Charlie follow him takes him to his secret glade in the bush, where he witnesses Jasper's horrible discovery.
Evan is haunted by the loss of his best friend, but when mysterious photographs start appearing, he begins to fall apart as he starts to wonder if she has returned, seeking vengeance.
Feeling alienated from everyone around her, Los Angeles high school senior and cinephile Victoria Jurgen hides behind the identity of a favorite movie character until an interesting new boy arrives at school and helps her realize that there is more to life than just the movies.
Countess Olenska, having suffered the collapse of her marriage in Europe, arrives in New York. Newland Archer anticipates marriage to May Welland, the countess's cousin, but eventually falls in love with the countess. He discovers the real anguish of loving outside of society's rules.
Emma and Abby were once best friends. they spent all their time together, laughing and having fun - until something terrible happened. Nobody knows what - Emma never talks about it.Emma has new friends and barely thinks about Abby. But then Abby dissapears. Emma bumped into her on the bus that day - and was the last person to see her before she went missing.Why is Emma being so secretive?…
The ex games: When Hayden wins the girls' division of a local snowboarding competition, her ex-boyfriend Nick claims she wouldn't have a chance against a guy, prompting a battle of the sexes.rnThe twelve dates of Christmas : Lexi is bored with her boyfriend, Cameron, so she sets him up with another girl, Jaylene, only to discover that she wants him back.
Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away while also continuing to seek the Higher Power that will bring stability to her life.
When Abby Miller confesses her crush on Jake during a game of Truth or Dare and then receives a text message warning her to stay away from him, she starts suspecting that her stalker is a ghost, and not a jealous classmate.
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Before it happened…rnrnBrynn had a group of best friends, a boyfriend who loved her, a growing talent for pottery. She had a life. And then…she had none.rnrnAfter it happened…rnrnEverything was lost. The boy she now knew never loved her. The friends who felt she betrayed their trust. The new life just beginning to grow inside her.rnrnBrynn believes her future is as empty as her body until…
Tween Evie ignores her best friends' warnings against her new neighbor, Francesca, and starts spending time with her, but when Francesca's antics begin to get out of control and distract Evie from her studies, she wonders if she has gone too far.
19 Katherine's and counting ... When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an over-weight, Judg…