Coming Of Age

Lucky's journey is irresistibly touching, showing us that the search for belonging and identity is often entwined with the struggles we face. Her pluck and determination, packaged in a tale of adventure and friendship, will have you rooting for her from the barren deserts of Hard Pan to the corners of your own heart. This book can be a delightful escape that somehow feels like coming home.

Jill, the 'good girl," who wasn't going to have sex until she was in love. Hilton, her best friend, the one who believes everything happens for a reason. Laney and Natalie, their college roommates. Adam, the fun-loving, irresistible playboy Jill has a crush on. Luke, Hilton's boyfriend of two-and-a-half years. Todd, Jill's other best friend and the boy she loved for five years, even though he never knew it. All living it up and having the times of their lives on two college campuses in the Midwest. Parties, bars, crazy spring breaks. Friendships and relationships that seem like they'll last forever. But one night will forever change the lives of every one of them. One careless moment, one thoughtless decision, will tangle the string connecting them into a thick, intricate web of secrets, lies, gossip, and betrayal. This is a story of tested friendships, lost trust, things left unsaid, and the struggle to believe that everything happens for a reason when the reason is impossible to imagine. It is a story of discovering that nothing is ever as it seems and that even the best of friends can hide the worst of secrets. And it is a story about broken dreams...

This bind-up features two repackaged fan-favorite novels that are sure to delight readers of Stephanie Perkins, Jennifer Echols, and, of course, Catherine Clark. Summer vacation isn’t just about working on your tan line and flirting with the lifeguard. . . . For two teenage girls in two irresistibly romantic novels it’s also a chance to learn that sometimes leaving home is the best way to find yourself. In Picture Perfect , Emily can’t wait to spend her summer on the beautiful beaches of the Outer Banks, North Carolina. It has been two years since she went on a trip with her three closest childhood friends—two years that she’s hoping will erase the memory of the last time she saw Spencer, the boy who broke her heart. And what better way to forget about Spencer than to have the perfect summer fling with Blake, the boy living in the beach house next door? But embarking on a new romance is more difficult than she expected when her feelings for her first love aren’t exactly a thing of the past. In Wish You Were Here , Ariel is embarking on the summer vacation of a lifetime—at least, she hopes this is the only trip like this she’ll ever take. Stuck on an “America’s Heartland” bus tour with her family, leaving her amazing boyfriend back home, and maintaining her track-team endurance by sprinting through rest stop parking lots? Who could survive four weeks of that? But as she spends more time with the intriguing, also-miserable Andre, Ariel begins to learn that sometimes you just have to go where the road takes you—even if the tour bus won’t.

A SUNFLOWER IN THE SHADE   Invisible to her classmates, Hikage Sumino is an eighth grader with no self-esteem. Her only friends are the visitors to her Internet blog. One day, the most popular boy in the grade suddenly talks to her. Encouraged by this twist of fate, Hikage determines to transform her life.   Includes special extras after the story!This is a bundle of the first 2 volumes and also contains half of volume 3.

When Sam's best friend is whisked off the Outer Hebrides by her parents, Sam suddenly finds herself without any friends. Sam doesn't seem to fit in anywhere. The gorgeous new boy at school won't be interested unless she has an image overhaul. But as Sam experiments with new clothes and new friends, she finds herself more lost than ever!

Frankie is a smart, wry protagonist who orchestrates pranks to infiltrate her (all-male) secret society. The story explores gender norms and power dynamics, with the added benefit of a twisty plot. Recommended for readers seeking smart YA fiction with an edge.