Ergebnis für "Alice" in Coming of Age

»Diese Odyssee ist ein kleiner Lichtblick in dunklen Zeiten, die einen besser aufbaut als so manches Selbsthilfebuch.« Elle Alice ist auf der Suche. Sie ist ein junges Mädchen, aber, so ihre Mutter an ihrem letzten Geburtstag, jetzt kein Kind mehr. Und Alice stellt sich Fragen. Die Frage etwa...

Flowers, fire and fairy tales are the elements that will forever shape nine-year-old Alice Hart's life, in The Lost Flower's of Alice Hart, the international bestseller by Holly Ringland. Alice Hart lives in isolation by the sea, where her mother’s enchanting flowers and their hidden messages...

Alice und Barbara waren beste Freundinnen aus der Kindheit. Sie haben alles gemeinsam gemacht - Großes und Kleines und haben jedes Geheimnis miteinander geteilt. Als sie nach der Schule getrennte Wege gehen, verlieren sie den Kontakt. Vierzig Jahre später treffen sie sich zufällig wieder und beginnen sich gegenseitig Briefe zu schreiben. Sie stellen sich gegenseitig unbeantwortete Fragen aus der Vergangenheit und noch mehr Geheimnisse kommen nun auf den Tisch!

A haunting and heartbreaking novel narrated from heaven as a young girl watches over her family and killer. My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. In heaven, Susie Salmon can have whatever she wishes for – except what she...

Toni Morrisons richtungsweisendes Debüt erzählt von Pecola Breedlove, einem kleinen Mädchen, das sich nach nichts so sehr sehnt wie nach blondem Haar und blauen Augen. Sie will schön sein wie Kinderstar Shirley Temple. Dieser Traum ist ihr einziger Ausweg aus der gewaltvollen Welt, in der sie aufwächst. Doch in diesem Herbst 1941 in der Kleinstadt Lorain in Ohio wird Pecolas Wunsch nicht in Erfüllung gehen, ihr Leben wird sich auf andere, auf schmerzhafte Weise verändern.

In Wonderland, she encounters strange creatures like the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts, each more surreal than the last.

Ein kleines Mädchen ist überzeugt, ein Alien zu sein. Warum sonst sollte es ihr so schwerfallen, sich in der Welt zurechtzufinden? Doch als sie zufällig von dem Voynich-Manuskript erfährt – einer mittelalterlichen Handschrift, deren Sprache bis heute nicht entschlüsselt wurde –, glaubt sie, nicht mehr allein zu sein. Die Mission, das Manuskript zu übersetzen, führt sie auf überraschende Wege und zu Menschen, die sie ankommen lassen in ihrem andersartigen Leben.

The Lovely Bones: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * Once in a generation comes an audiobook that taps a vein of universal human experience, resonating with listeners of all ages. THE LOVELY BONES is such a audiobook -- a #1...

From the bestselling author of The Rules of Magic, a miraculous, enthralling tale of a woman who is struck by lightning, and finds her frozen heart is suddenly burning. Be careful what you wish for. A woman who was touched by tragedy as a child now lives a quiet life, keeping other people at a...

An Observer Best Debut Novelist 2026 'An electric portrait of teenage friendship and fandom, bubbling with rage and yearning . . . empathetic, addictive and feverish as a Nirvana gig' Guardian 'I loved this book . . . raw, grungy and frenetic' Alice Slater, author of Let the Bad Times Roll 'Part...

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery and the enduring magic of books. Sixteen-year-old Ivy is pregnant and alone. Cast out by her family, she runs away and finds safety in the arms of...

USA TODAY BESTSELLER “Wade into the Lowcountry of South Carolina with Mary Alice Monroe's sweeping Southern epic."—People "This is book club fiction at its finest!" —Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author From the New York Times bestselling author, the first of two epic and...

The internationally bestselling novel that inspired the acclaimed film directed by Peter Jackson. My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. In heaven, Susie Salmon can have whatever she wishes for - except what she most wants...

How to be a reader - how to be a writer. All you need to know. Alice is an 18-year-old student and aspiring novelist with green spiky hair, a child of the modern age who recoils at the idea of reading Jane Austen. In a sequence of letters reminiscent of Jane Austen's to her own niece, 'aunt' Fay examines the rewards of such study. Not only is her correspondence a revealing tribute to a great writer - it is also an original and rewarding exploration of the craft of fiction itself.

This charming, witty, and life-affirming novel follows Little Alien as she discovers an ancient manuscript that changes her life—lightheartedly representing what it feels like to grow up neurodivergent. Perfect for readers of Matt Haig and Shelby Van Pelt.​ “Climb up here, Little Alien...

Brought to you by Penguin. Six hundred years. Five interlocking lives. An immersive, open-hearted exploration of the many paths that can lead us home. It’s 1983 and Becks can’t wait to get the hell out of Cincinnati. But for now she has work to do: her programmer uncle, the only person who...

On the night of her eighteenth birthday, Alice should be celebrating. She can finally vote, she’s almost finished high school in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, and her family and twin brother, Alistair, have thrown a party to remember. But beneath her smile, Alice hides a growing fear—she might be pregnant. As a young witch, she knows there are ways to handle such things. She vows to stay away from Johnny Ackersly, her charming but reckless boyfriend, and plans to brew a tea that will bring her body back into balance. Then Johnny gives her a gift—a necklace strung with ruby-red beads.

A Pontinia, piccolo centro di fondazione fascista nel mezzo dell'Agro Pontino, la giovane Elena è stata uccisa dal fidanzato. A distanza di un anno, i suoi amici sono ancora divisi tra il dolore di quel trauma e il bisogno di un'adolescenza normale. Nell'arco di un'estate afosa, vissuta fra le architetture metafisiche di Pontinia e di Latina e le sensuali dune di Sabaudia, e con Roma, la grande città, sullo sfondo, si intrecciano i loro destini. C'è Diana, con la sua voglia sulla gamba che la rende tanto insicura, e c'è la sua migliore amica Vera, che sembra invece non aver paura di niente.

'Sometimes, Max, I imagine that I see you in her. Not in the sense of any physical inheritance, but a fleeting essence. Something wary and remote. Haunted, you might say. Though her ghosts are not yours.'Set between India and England, Faithless is the story of Cressida, a writer and translator...

This is the part in the story where someone I love would only appear again in flashbacks. The daughter of Cambodian refugees, Ai grew up in the small Australian town of Whitlam populated by Asian immigrants who once fled war-torn countries to rebuild their shattered lives. It is now the late 90s...