Self Image Fiction

The cards are stacking up against Gabriel James: first there’s Phil, the guy paying the bills for Gabe’s mom (but not leaving his wife). Then there’s Gabe’s new school, filled with kids competing for the Ivies, Silicon Valley, and Wall Street—while Gabe’s just trying to swing enough Cs to graduate.

The design competition at Fashion International High School heats up as each design house struggles to produce its first - and hopefully award-winning - line. Tensions are cropping up in the House of Pashmina, and it's not clear whether Pashmina and her best friends will weather the runway. They'd better scramble if they want to win a real shot at a fashion career and an all-expenses-paid trip to Florence!

Catwalk follows Pashmina, Felinez, Angora, and Aphro, four best friends at Manhattan's Fashion International High School who are about to enter the contest of their lives. Each year students split up into Fashion Houses and compete to design, produce, and show fully original fashion lines. The winner gets a scholarship, a professional show, and a real shot at a career in fashion.

Daria Esfandyar is Iranian-American and proud of her heritage, unlike some of the “Nose Jobs” in the clique led by her former best friend, Heidi Javadi. Daria and her friends call themselves the Authentics, because they pride themselves on always keeping it real. But in the course of researching a school project, Daria learns something shocking about her past, which launches her on a journey of self-discovery. It seems everyone is keeping secrets. And it’s getting harder to know who she even is any longer.

"Folk som os... vi er nødt til at være de bedste. Vi starter i minus, når andre starter i nul." Maria elsker at danse. Men da hun opdager, at andre er mere optaget af hendes krop end hendes danseevner, begynder hendes selvtillid at smuldre. Heldigvis bliver hun udvalgt til en eksklusiv danse-camp i sommerferien. Nu har hun chancen for at vise, hvad hun duer til... hvis bare hun vinder. "DANS, DIBS & DRAMA" er andet bind i "DET FEDE LIV" – en serie om at føle, at verden ikke har plads til én, men også om håb, selvkærlighed og om at lære at lytte til sin egen stemme.

Sara verlebt eine glückliche Kindheit im Frankreich der 1930er Jahre – bis die Nazis ihr Land besetzen. Eines kalten Tages im März 1943 muss das jüdische Mädchen vor den heranrückenden deutschen Soldaten fliehen und wird dabei von ihren Eltern getrennt. Ihr Mitschüler Julien, den Sara bisher stets wegen seiner Behinderung gehänselt hat, findet sie. Allen Gefahren zum Trotz verstecken er und seine Familie Sara viele Monate lang. Doch die Handlanger der deutschen Besatzer kommen ihnen auf die Spur.

Madhu is 17 going on 40 and starting her final year of sixth-form college. She has the weight of the world on her shoulders: her dad is putting pressure on her to do a law degree, which is the last thing on earth she wants to do. Her estranged sister is raising her nephew by herself in London, and contact is strictly forbidden. And Madhu needs money so she's pulling in every single shift she can at a pizza place. What she really wants, though, is to be a world-famous stand-up comedian.

Barb may have zero friends IRL, but online, she is popular. Like, several-hundred-thousand-followers popular. Or at least, her hair is popular. Because Barb's hair is glossy and beautiful. Which is why hairbrush manufacturers pay her stupid money for a 30-second clip. But most of the time Barb just wants to be a normal teenager, who has friends and a life. One who isn't confined to her bedroom on the 12th floor of the tower-block flat she shares with her aunt making content. But it's soon clear something isn't right.

Kat and Meg couldn't be more different. Kat's anxiety makes it hard for her to talk to people. Meg hates being alone, but her ADHD keeps pushing people away. But when the two girls are thrown together for a yearlong science project, they discover they do have one thing in common: They're both obsessed with the same online gaming star and his hilarious videos. It might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship - if they don't kill each other first.

In an attempt to lose weight, Izzie tries everything: one diet after another, a punishing exercise program and every bit of conflicting advice everyone can give her. Her constant worrying about her weight causes her to lose her confidence, and she stops appreciating the things in her life that are special - her supportive friends, the fact that she has been selected for a TV teen panel and a cute boy at the TV studio who seems to appreciate her just the way she is.

Als Mitternacht auf Mittag fiel, kam Carter ins Fürimmerhaus. Das Fürimmerhaus steht zwischen den Welten, am Ufer eines dunklen Ozeans. Es hat tausende Hallen und Säle, seine Korridore sind endlos. Und noch immer wächst es weiter und verändert sich. Im Fürimmerhaus stranden junge Heldinnen und Helden, die ihre Welten vor dem Untergang bewahrt haben. Die Herrschenden fürchten ihre Macht und schicken sie hierher ins Exil. Doch Carter ist kein Held wie die anderen. Er besitzt keine Erinnerung, ist nur von einem überzeugt: Er hat niemals eine Welt gerettet.

Filled with dramatic true-life tragedies, you are immediately submerged into the fatal world of car accidents, suicides, a train wreck, and the aftermath of traumatic experiences. Can one person make a significant difference in the midst of human suffering? Can one person change the outcome of a personal tragedy? Author Steve Vanzant says, "Yes"! As chaplain for a fire department, he is one of the first responders to scenes that would horrify and sicken even the strongest.

New York City. June, 1982. When eighteen-year-old Beth arrives in Manhattan for a prestigious journalism internship, everything feels brand new—and not always in a good way. A cockroach-infested sublet and a disaffected roommate are the least of her worries, and she soon finds herself caught up with her fellow interns—preppy Oliver, ruthless Dan and ridiculously cool, beautiful, wild Edie. Soon, Beth and Edie are best friends—the sort of heady, all-consuming best-friendship that’s impossible to resist.

Als disset anys, el Genís Gràcia creu que la seva vida és un fracàs: els pares s'han separat, no se'n surt amb els estudis, s'avorreix... Quan creu que ha arribat a un carreró sense sortida coneix l'Alícia, que ha fundat una societat secreta on es discuteix sobre la felicitat, els diners o el sentit de la vida . La fascinació per la misteriosa Alícia, amant dels haikus, coincideix amb la singular feina que acaba de trobar en una editorial.

Harry wants nothing more than to write Hollywood screenplays. The first step? Winning the screenwriting competition that will guarantee admission into the college of his dreams. With his priorities set, he’s determined to spend his summer free of distractions — also known as boys — and finish his script. After last year, Harry is certain love only exists in the movies anyway.

"Jeg er tyk. På den der mine-forældre-og-læge-sender-mig-på-fedecamp-måde." For 14-årige Sarah er sundhedstilbuddet for tykke børn og unge lig med social død. Men hvad hvis campen rent faktisk kan gøre det, den lover? Så vil Lucas måske endelig få øjnene op for hende. Faktisk vil ALLE hendes problemer løse sig, hvis hun bare bliver tynd... Og det med campen er der vel ingen, der behøver at vide.

Maja er vild med lækre Tristan. Og han er vild med hende. Eller det bliver han, når han opdager, at hun er til. Da han inviterer til fest, er Maja klar til sit livs scoring. Hun skal bare lige finde det helt rigtige at have på. Men det er ikke så nemt. For Eva kan spise alt, mens Maja buler ud, blot hun ser på en pose Piratos. Og Katrine, der er slank og stanglækker, er sund på den onde og totalt uopnåelige måde. Øv.

When an insecure teen starts impersonating someone else, her life spirals dangerously out of control in a realistic, relatable novel about finding yourself - and discovering your true friends.

On the outside, Libby Brin is the most popular girl in school. But on the inside, Libby is dying - of boredom. In a moment of desperation, Libby signs up for an internship at the Los Angeles Zoo, much to the dismay of her friends, who'd prefer she spend her time with them, shopping, partying, and making fun of everyone else. Oddly, Libby realizes that she actually enjoys her new job and that she may even like the two nerds she works with. Will the Queen of Cool be forced to give up her crown?

Girl Code: Never date a friend's ex. Willa Evans has no intention of breaking the code. So what if she's always secretly loved her next-door neighbor Zach? As her best friend's boyfriend, he was always off-limits and it needs to stay that way, even though they just broke up. Even though every time she turns around he's there, tempting her. Flor Hidalgo has a lot on her plate: her breakup with Zach, her dad's new dating life, and her struggling grades. So why can't she stop thinking about her hot, know-it-all tutor? At least she's got Willa, her constant in the chaos.