Resultat för "Swingers" i Litteratur och skönlitteratur för tonåringar

In this YA novel in verse from bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo), which Kirkus called “lively, moving, and heartfelt” in a starred review, Noah and Walt just want to leave their geek days behind and find “cool,” but in the process discover a lot about first...

1993. Senior year is chewing Lori up. She’s a latchkey kid from the wrong side of town, her teachers are tyrants, and the preppy kids are all coming for her. Her only escape is on stage with her grunge band, Crying Lilacs. When Roosevelt High announces a Battle of the Bands with a shot at nationals, the Lilacs are the favorites.

For sophomore Jenny Taylor, every year means at least three moves - all thanks to her famous baseball player dad, Sam Taylor. But Sunny View promises a different life, a chance at a new home - until her dad comes home with lipstick on his collar and Jenny shoves that promise out the window.

Ellie remembers how the boys kissed her. Touched her. How they begged for more. And when she gave it to them, she felt loved. For a while anyway. So when Josh, an eager virgin with a troubled home life, leads her from a party to the backseat of his van, Ellie follows. But their “onetime thing” is far from perfect: Ellie gets pregnant.