Ergebnis für "Play" in Literatur & Belletristik

The cocky star QB and the team's sarcastic water boy. What could go wrong? A sports romance with humor and heart from the author of They Hate Each Other Cameron Morelli is hot sh*t. Worse, he knows it. With a godlike physique and a position as his varsity football team’s star quarterback...

Graham hat Shaila nicht getötet. Diese SMS stürzt Jills Welt ins Chaos. Dabei will sie doch nur ihr Abschlussjahr genießen, an der Spitze der Players – der It-Clique ihrer Eliteschule. Die Players feiern nicht nur die besten Partys, sie haben auch beste Beziehungen und viel Macht. Aber Macht schützt nicht vor Unglück, sonst wäre Jills Freundin Shaila drei Jahre zuvor nicht von ihrem Freund erschlagen worden. Schwer genug, mit dieser Erinnerung zu leben. Doch falls Graham wirklich unschuldig ist, gibt es ein Problem: Shaila starb auf einer Players-Party.

Moses and Troy Horne here. Your mental-toughness guides! We know exactly how you feel. If you are reading this, you probably have a young athlete who struggles with in-game stress and maybe even sports performance anxiety. That is why this version was mostly written by Moses. As of the time of the writing of this book, Moses Horne is a 15-year-old elite athlete who can talk directly about the triumphs and struggles of working toward being mentally tough. This is the only book that I know of with input from an actual young athlete.

The fifth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Field Party series—a southern soap opera with football, cute boys, and pick-up trucks—from USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines. Ryker Lee is finally enjoying his senior year—he has great friends, hangs out with hot...

Zora Lyon plays to dominate. And as a no-nonsense, strategic prodigy of Wizzard Gaming’s viral battle royale, she has all the skills she needs to do so. So when Wizzard offers their top players a chance to participate in a summer academy designed to launch them into the world of professional gaming, Zora knows she has what it takes to be the last player standing.

“Addictively unnerving…burrows right into the cracks of this small town’s foundation, revealing the gruesome truth at its core.” —Ryan La Sala, bestselling author of The Dead of Summer Two siblings investigate the murder of a friend only to unearth even more deadly mysteries in their...

Fourteen-year-old Kirby Renton is a gifted theatre kid who wants to fix things: his dads’ marriage, his younger brother’s epilepsy. When ten-year-old Baxter’s seizures start involving visits from “the lightning people,” who descend from the sky and show him strange symbols, Kirby knows he needs to protect his brother, but how? He thinks he’s found the answer when the neurologist advises his family to consider a seizure-alert dog, but the cost is too much for his family to afford.

It's dangerous to go alone. Even for superheroes. Laleh Ashe has found her first real friends at Camp Sable, a refuge for at-risk superpowered teens, but her politically ambitious mother has other plans. Mrs. Ashe is determined to send Laleh to a fancy, overseas boarding school—far from her friends and the life she's come to love. To drown her sorrows, Laleh agrees to a table top role playing game with her friends, Marco and Jake, as well as the new girl at camp—shy, withdrawn Rian. Too bad no one warned her about Rian's reality bending superpowers.

'We are different ages, genders, tribes, tongues, and traditions ... but tonight we all SLAY' Black Panther meets Ready Player One. A fierce teen game developer battles a real-life troll intent on ruining the Black Panther-inspired video game she created and the safe community it represents for...

From debut author Charlene Allen comes a captivating YA contemporary mystery and coming-of-age story, celebrating the power of friendship, first love, and exploring the criminal justice system from the lens of restorative justice. Perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, and Maureen...

En directo, la música y el amor se viven más intensamente... Tras su aventura americana, los hermanos Serafin retoman sus carreras artísticas en España: Aarón es un músico de éxito asediado por fans y paparazzi mientras que Leo intenta con poca fortuna triunfar como actor. Al final, parece que la vida lejos de Develstar no resulta tan fácil como esperaban... Su salvavidas será Ícaro: su amigo americano les propone un viaje por Europa sin preguntas y con los gastos pagados. Ellos solo deben preocuparse de encontrar acompañante... y de pensar a lo grande.

Emilia Romero is living a double life. By day, she’s a field hockey star with a flawless report card. But by night, she’s kicking virtual ass as the only female member of a highly competitive eSports team. Emilia has mastered the art of keeping her two worlds thriving, which hinges on them staying completely separate. That's in part to keep her real-life persona, but also for her own safety, since girl gamers are often threatened and harassed.

Chloe Barlow has always wanted to give back. But when she volunteers at the local church one night, her good deed is repaid with a violent attack. The biggest surprise comes when Armitage’s resident bad boy saves Chloe and leaves a sweet note in her locker the following day. Could Chloe's classmates have been wrong about him the whole time? Vincent Mancini hasn’t cared about his reputation in years. At least, not until Chloe looked in his direction.

A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the 80s. Alma's life is a series of halfways: She's half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and she's halfway through becoming a woman. But as...

This plausible must-listen novel about the near future offers excitement on the football field and adventure in the tech lab, where Dude and his diverse group of team geniuses struggle with the true meaning of the game and the importance of thinking creatively in sports.

Melvin has normal problems. High school. Tests. Trying to find a girlfriend (and failing...miserably). But one day he awakens with access to a System that governs all magic. In his attempt to summon a teacher to show him the ropes, he botches the ritual and accidentally summons a magic-wielding girl named Kalliphae. Sure, she's powerful and deadly. A femme fatale who's more intimidating than even the most popular girls at school.

Everything seems too good to be true, until Melissa comes across something she never experienced - antisemitism. Sure, she knows it exists everywhere…including New York City. But never in her neighborhood! No one in Henryville suspects that she is Jewish, but when Daniel, the only known Jewish student in school, is bullied by a bigoted star of the football team, Melissa must make a choice. Her decision should be clear-cut, but life is never that simple.

One glance is all it takes to bring his defences crashing down...Seventeen-year-old Davey has never made friends easily. Shy, geeky, crippled with social anxiety, he feels isolated from his peers, and only his position as defender for the school football team fills the void of loneliness. On the pitch, his deft footwork has earned him the respect and acceptance of his squad, though at a price. Desperate to hold onto this camaraderie, Davey conceals the truth from everyone, even his own family.

A história gira em torno de um jovem menino que se encontra em uma situação onde demonstra grande coragem, responsabilidade e amor pelo próximo. O conto é narrado a partir da perspectiva de um adulto, que relembra, de forma nostálgica, a bravura do menino durante um incidente. O enredo começa com o garoto se envolvendo com um grupo de revolucionários, sem saber inicialmente do perigo iminente. No fim, a coragem do menino é destacada, e o conto reflete sobre o que significa ser "herói", independentemente da idade.

Paola, uma jovem de uma pequena cidade do interior, sofre de uma maldição que altera sua aparência, transformando os seus olhos nos de um tigre. Durante uma crise ela conhece Arthur, um jovem que a ajudará a encontrar uma maneira de acabar com esta maldição, e nesta jornada acabam se apaixonando. Sem saber o que está por vir a seguir, Paola entra em um dilema de aceitar esta condição ou partir para acabar com isto de vez, mesmo colocando Arthur em grande perigo.