Leila Sales

Nearly a year after a failed suicide attempt, sixteen-year-old Elise discovers that she has the passion, and the talent, to be a disc jockey.

This Song Will Save Your Life

After seventeen-year-old Arden, of Cumberland, Maryland, is rejected by all of the colleges she applied to, she finds solace in the blog of an aspiring writer who lives in New York City, but when she goes to meet him, she discovers that he is a very different person than she believes him to be.

A Novel

Tonight the Streets Are Ours

In the war-ravaged England of 1940, Charlotte Bromley is sure of only one thing: Kitty McLaughlin is her best friend in the whole world. But when Charlotte's scientist father makes an astonishing discovery that the Germans will covet for themselves, Charlotte is faced with an impossible choice between danger and safety. Should she remain with her friend or journey to another time and place? Her split-second decision has huge consequences, and when she finds herself alone in the world, unsure of Kitty's fate, she knows that somehow, some way, she must find her way back to her friend. Written in the spirit of classic time-travel tales, this book is an imaginative and heartfelt tribute to the unbreakable ties of friendship.

Once Was a Time

The higher you aim, the farther you fall…. It’s Violet’s junior year at the Westfield School. She thought she’d be focusing on getting straight As, editing the lit mag, and figuring out how to talk to boys without choking on her own saliva. Instead, she’s just trying to hold it together in the face of cutthroat academics, her crush’s new girlfriend, and the sense that things are going irreversibly wrong with her best friend, Katie. When Katie starts making choices that Violet can’t even begin to fathom, Violet has no idea how to set things right between them. Westfield girls are trained for success—but how can Violet keep her junior year from being one huge, epic failure?

Mostly Good Girls

First and foremost a novel about public shaming in the internet age, If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say by Leila Sales is also an exploration of the power of words, the cumulative destructiveness of microaggressions, and the pressing need for empathy. Before we go any further, I want you to understand this: I am not a good person. We all want to be seen. We all want to be heard. But what happens when we’re seen and heard saying or doing the wrong things? When Winter Halperin—former spelling bee champion, aspiring writer, and daughter of a parenting expert—gets caught saying the wrong thing online, her life explodes. All across the world, people know what she’s done, and none of them will forgive her. With her friends gone, her future plans cut short, and her identity in shambles, Winter is just trying to pick up the pieces without hurting anyone else. She knows she messed up, but does that mean it’s okay for people to send her hate mail and death threats? Did she deserve to lose all that she’s lost? And is “I’m sorry” ever good enough? Decide for yourself.

If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say

Bu Sarki Hayatini Kurtaracak

La vida muchas veces puede ser injusta. Arden Huntley siente eso. Ella siempre fue leal. Sus amigos y su familia la definen así. Pero está cansada de serlo y de vivir preocupándose por personas que no la aprecian realmente. Incluso de su madre, que se marchó de su casa sin pensarlo dos veces. Y de su mejor amiga, que últimamente solo piensa en ella. Un día, Arden se topa con el blog Esta noche las calles son nuestras, y comienza a leer las reflexiones de Peter, un joven neoyorkino, con quien cree tener muchas cosas en común. Al menos, él sí parece entender cómo es la vida. Arden quiere conocerlo. Necesita conocerlo. Por eso, viaja a Nueva York, pero solo tiene una noche. Una noche en la que todo puede suceder y en la que tendrá que aprender que no todos son lo que aparentan. Incluso ella tal vez no sea esa persona tan segura de sí misma que siempre pensó que era. "¿Alguna vez leiste un libro, un blog o un ensayo y pensaste: Definitivamente, este autor es mi alma gemela? Entonces, podrás comprender perfectamente Esta noche las calles son nuestras, pero no esperes la típica historia de amor. La novela de Sales es sobre la familia, la amistad y sobre encontrarte a ti mismo en el caos de la vida". –BUSTLE

Esta noche las calles son nuestras

Тази песен ще спаси живота ти

Resta con me fino all'ultima canzone

Veep meets Parks and Recreation in this hilarious illustrated middle-grade political comedy about a 12-year-old who runs her babysitter’s campaign for mayor For 12-year-old Maddie Polansky, the only good part of school is art class. And though she’s never paid much attention to politics, when she learns that the frontrunner for mayor of her city intends to cut funding for the arts in public schools, the political suddenly becomes very personal. So Maddie persuades her babysitter, Janet, to run for mayor against Lucinda Burghart, art-hating bad guy. Soon, Maddie is thrust into the role of campaign manager, leading not only to humor and hijinks, but to an inspiring story for young readers that talks about activism and what it takes to become an engaged citizen. Maddie and Janet’s adventures on the campaign trail are illustrated by copious black-and-white drawings throughout the book.

The Campaign

Recklessly loyal. That's how seventeen-year-old Arden Huntley has always thought of herself. Taking care of her loved ones is what gives Arden purpose in her life and makes her feel like she matters. But lately she's grown resentful of everyone--including her needy best friend and her absent mom--taking her loyalty for granted. Then Arden stumbles upon a website called Tonight the Streets Are Ours, the musings of a young New York City writer named Peter, who gives voice to feelings that Arden has never known how to express. He seems to get her in a way that no one else does, and he hasn't even met her. Until Arden sets out on a road trip to find him. During one crazy night out in New York City filled with parties, dancing, and music--the type of night when anything can happen, and nearly everything does--Arden discovers that Peter isn't exactly who she thought he was. And maybe she isn't exactly who she thought she was, either.

Item #176: A fire drill. No, not an exercise in which occupants of a building practice leaving the building safely. A drill which safely emits a bit of fire, the approximate shape and size of a drill bit. Item #74: Enter a lecture class in street clothes. Receive loud phone call. Shout “I NEED TO GO, THE CITY NEEDS ME!” Remove street clothes to reveal superhero apparel. Run out for the good of the land. Item #293: Hypnotizing a chicken seems easy, but if the Wikipedia article on the practice is to be believed, debate on the optimal method is heated. Do some trials on a real chicken and submit a report . . . for science of course. Item #234: A walking, working, people-powered but preferably wind-powered Strandbeest. Item #188: Fattest cat. Points per pound. The University of Chicago’s annual Scavenger Hunt (or “Scav”) is one of the most storied college traditions in America. Every year, teams of hundreds of competitors scramble over four days to complete roughly 350 challenges. The tasks range from moments of silliness to 1,000-mile road trips, and they call on participants to fully embrace the absurd. For students it is a rite of passage, and for the surrounding community it is a chance to glimpse the lighter side of a notoriously serious university. We Made Uranium! shares the stories behind Scav, told by participants and judges from the hunt’s more than thirty-year history. The twenty-three essays range from the shockingly successful (a genuine, if minuscule, nuclear reaction created in a dorm room) to the endearing failures (it’s hard to build a carwash for a train), and all the chicken hypnotisms and permanent tattoos in between. Taken together, they show how a scavenger hunt once meant for blowing off steam before finals has grown into one of the most outrageous annual traditions at any university. The tales told here are absurd, uplifting, hilarious, and thought-provoking—and they are all one hundred percent true.

And Other True Stories from the University of Chicago's Extraordinary Scavenger Hunt

We Made Uranium!

Aude Gwendoline

Elise est seule. Elle a toujours été seule. Pas dans le genre romantique, solitaire et mystérieux, non. Plutôt dans le genre fille-trop-bizarre-pour-avoir-des-amis. Et elle le vit mal. Très mal. Une nuit pourtant, elle est invitée à entrer dans une boîte underground : le Start. Et c’est magique ! Les gens envahissent la piste, se déhanchent, un DJ beau et mystérieux mène la danse, les filles ressemblent à des stars du rock... Pour la première fois, Elise se sent libre et à sa place. Depuis, Elise mène deux vies. Celle, officielle, d’Elise la brebis galeuse, qui supporte tant bien que mal le lycée, et celle, secrète, de DJ Elise qui, chaque jeudi soir, choisit sa tenue, fait le mur, marche dans le noir jusqu’aux portes du Start, discute avec le videur, rejoint ses amis à l’intérieur, mixe sa musique, fait bouger les gens en rythme et peut, enfin, sourire sans mentir.

La double vie d'Elise

Bristol, Anglie 1940. Kitty a Charlotte jsou nerozlučné kamarádky, které sní o cestování v čase. Otec Charlotte se totiž jako vědec cestováním v čase zabývá, pracuje na tajném projektu pro britskou vládu. Kvůli tomu ho jednoho dne unesou němečtí špioni, stejně jako Kitty s Charlotte. Charlotte se ve chvíli, kdy jim jde o život, podaří speciální branou odcestovat do budoucnosti, a zachránit si tak život. Neví ovšem, kde a kdy přesně se vynoří, ani co se stalo s jejím otcem a nejlepší kamarádkou. Najde je?

Cesta do budoucnosti

Veep meets Parks and Recreation in this hilarious illustrated middle-grade political comedy about a 12-year-old who runs her babysitter's campaign for mayor For 12-year-old Maddie Polansky, the only good part of school is art class. And though she's never paid much attention to politics, when she learns that the frontrunner for mayor of her city intends to cut funding for the arts in public schools, the political suddenly becomes very personal. So Maddie persuades her babysitter, Janet, to run for mayor against Lucinda Burghart, art-hating bad guy. Soon, Maddie is thrust into the role of campaign manager, leading not only to humor and hijinks, but to an inspiring story for young readers that talks about activism and what it takes to become an engaged citizen. Maddie and Janet's adventures on the campaign trail are illustrated by copious black-and-white drawings throughout the book.

Chelsea knows what to expect when she returns for a summer of historical reenactment at Colonial Essex Village until she learns that her ex-boyfriend is working there and she meets the very attractive Dan who works nearby.

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