Jessica Warman

By weaving through her memories and watching the family and friends she left behind, eighteen-year-old Liz Valchar solves the mystery of how her life ended in the Long Island Sound.

Between

When Katie Kitrell is shipped off to boarding school, it doesn't take her long to become part of the It Crowd. She's smart, she's cute, and she's a swimming prodigy who has a first-class ticket to any Ivy League school of her choice. But what her new friends, roommate, and boyfriend don't know is that Katie is swimming away from the secrets of her past, and from the schizophrenic older brother, Will, who won't let her go. As Katie's star rises, Will descends deeper into insanity. And when he does the unthinkable, it's all Katie can do to keep her head above water. Largely based on the author's own experiences, Breathless is a stunning debut that explores illness and health, love and lust, friends and enemies, and the moneyed world of prep school with a deft, expert hand.

Breathless

Ten years after Samantha and her next door neighbor Remy watched as a man broke into Sam's home and lifted her younger sister, Turtle, from her sleeping bag, Sam's shattered family returns to her childhood home in an effort to heal, and the more they re-examine the events of that fateful night, the more questions they have about what really happened to Turtle.

The Last Good Day of the Year

Rachel and Alice are an extremely rare kind of identical twins-so identical that even their aunt and uncle, whom they've lived with since their parents passed away, can't tell them apart. But the sisters are connected in a way that goes well beyond their surfaces: when one experiences pain, the other exhibits the exact same signs of distress. So when one twin mysteriously disappears, the other immediately knows something is wrong-especially when she starts experiencing serious physical traumas, despite the fact that nobody has touched her. As the search commences to find her sister, the twin left behind must rely on their intense bond to uncover the truth. But is there anyone around her she can trust, when everyone could be a suspect? And ultimately, can she even trust herself? Master storyteller Jessica Warman will keep readers guessing when everything they see-and everything they are told-suddenly becomes unreliable in this page-turning literary thriller.

Beautiful Lies

Emily, whose father is headmaster of a Connecticut boarding school, suffers from nightmares, and when she meets and falls in love with the handsome Del Sugar, pieces of her traumatic past start falling into place.

Where the Truth Lies

After

Tote Mädchen hört man nicht! Ihr 18. Geburtstag sollte der Anfang von etwas Neuem sein. Doch er war das Ende von allem? Nach einer durchfeierten Nacht auf der Jacht ihrer Eltern wird Liz Valchar von einem merkwürdigen Geräusch geweckt. Irgendetwas schlägt beständig gegen die äussere Bootshülle. Liz entdeckt eine Gestalt im Wasser ... und erkennt voller Entsetzen, dass sie auf ihren eigenen leblosen Körper hinabblickt. Und obwohl Liz nun tot ist, ist sie immer noch da - auch wenn niemand sie mehr sehen kann. Während die junge Frau zu verstehen versucht, warum sie sterben musste, wird ihr allmählich klar, dass ihr ganzes Leben eine Lüge war. All jene, die sie geliebt hat, verbargen dunkle Geheimnisse vor ihr. Doch auch Liz selbst war nicht so perfekt, wie sie stets glauben wollte. Und längst nicht so unschuldig ? Jessica Warman hat in den USA bereits zwei Romane für junge Leser veröffentlicht, die bei den Kritikern und Lesern auf einhellige Begeisterung stiessen. Mit 'Manche Mädchen müssen sterben' ist Jessica Warman nun etwas so Seltenes wie Kostbares gelungen: eine unwiderstehliche Grenzverwischung zwischen spannender Unterhaltung und anspruchsvoller All-Age-Literatur. Die Autorin lebt in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Roman

Manche Mädchen müssen sterben

Les adultes font la fête à l'étage, le soir du nouvel an. Samantha veille avec Remy, son meilleur ami, sur sa petite soeur, Tabitha. Elle dort paisiblement à leurs côtés. Soudain le père Noël entre dans la pièce, attrape Tabitha et l'emporte sous leur regard impuissant. À 17 ans, Sam revient avec sa famille sur les lieux du drame. La jeune fille retrouve Remy. Ensemble, ils réalisent qu'ils ont peut-être envoyé la mauvaise personne en prison...

Maintenant qu'il est trop tard

Liz Valchar sempre teve tudo o que poderia desejar. Dinheiro, beleza, um namorado perfeito e, agora, uma festa de aniversário no iate particular, na companhia de seus cinco melhores amigos. Mas quando ela acorda no dia seguinte, percebe algo errado. Boiando na água, bem ali, entre o barco e o cais, está o corpo de uma adolescente. Ao observar melhor, Liz percebe horrorizada, que aquele é o seu corpo. E que ela está morta. A única companhia dela é Alex, um menino que morreu um ano antes em um acidente de carro. Juntos, tentarão solucionar o mistério da morte dela, reconstruindo seus últimos dias de vida.

A verdade entre a vida e a morte

Limiar

Ten years ago, seven-year-old Samantha and her next door neighbor Remy watched helplessly as Sam's little sister was kidnapped. Later, Remy and Sam identified the man and he was sent to prison. Now, Sam's shattered family is returning to her childhood home in an effort to heal. As long-buried memories begin to surface, she and Remy wonder what they really saw. The more they re-examine the events of that fateful night, the more questions they have about what happened to Turtle . . . and they become more certain that Turtle's killer is still out there, hidden amongst the members of their tight-knit community. Master storyteller Jessica Warman keeps readers guessing in an arresting page-turner that questions whether the potential for evil lurks within us all.

Liz (ik-figuur) wordt in de nacht van haar achttiende verjaardag, die ze met vrienden op het jacht van haar ouders heeft gevierd, wakker van een hardnekkig gebonk. Als ze de oorzaak van het gebonk ontdekt, verandert alles. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

over de doden niets dan goeds toch?

Between / druk 1

Elizabeth Valchar-pretty, popular, and perfect-wakes up the morning after her eighteenth birthday party on her family's yacht, where she'd been celebrating with her six closest friends. A persistent thumping noise has roused her. When she goes to investigate, what she finds will change everything she thought she knew about her life, her friends, and everything in between. As Liz begins to unravel the circumstances surrounding her birthday night, she will find that no one around her, least of all Liz herself, was perfect-or innocent. Critically acclaimed author Jessica Warman brings readers along on a roller-coaster ride of a mystery, one that is also a heartbreaking character study, a touching romance, and ultimately a hopeful tale of redemption, love, and letting go.

When Katie Kitrell is shipped off to boarding school by her distant father and overbearing mother, it doesn't take her long to become part of the It Crowd. She's smart, she's cute, and she's an Olympic-bound swimmer who has a first class ticket to any Ivy League school of her choice. But what her new friends, roommate, and boyfriend don't know is that Katie is swimming away from her past, and from the schizophrenic older brother, Will, who won't let her go. As Katie's star rises, her brother descends deeper into insanity. And when he does the unthinkable, it's all Katie can do to keep her head above water.

Tote Mädchen hört man nicht! Ihr 18. Geburtstag sollte der Anfang von etwas Neuem sein. Doch er war das Ende von allem... Nach einer durchfeierten Nacht auf der Jacht ihrer Eltern wird Liz Valchar von einem merkwürdigen Geräusch geweckt. Irgendetwas schlägt beständig gegen die äußere Bootshülle. Liz entdeckt eine Gestalt im Wasser ... und erkennt voller Entsetzen, dass sie auf ihren eigenen leblosen Körper hinabblickt. Und obwohl Liz nun tot ist, ist sie immer noch da – auch wenn niemand sie mehr sehen kann. Während die junge Frau zu verstehen versucht, warum sie sterben musste, wird ihr allmählich klar, dass ihr ganzes Leben eine Lüge war. All jene, die sie geliebt hat, verbargen dunkle Geheimnisse vor ihr. Doch auch Liz selbst war nicht so perfekt, wie sie stets glauben wollte. Und längst nicht so unschuldig ...

Quand la perfection et la beauté cachent une terrible vérité Elizabeth menait une vie de rêve. Presque parfaite... Le jour de ses 18 ans, elle meurt brutalement. Meurtre ou accident, qui pourra le découvrir ? Une seule personne : Elizabeth elle-même...

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