Unapologetic Love Story

Addie weiß genau, wer sie ist. Sie weiß, dass ihr Lieblingsbuch das Synonymlexikon ist, dass Haie cooler sind, als alle denken, und sie weiß, dass sie die Welt oft intensiver als andere Menschen wahrnimmt. Ob Licht, Geräusche oder Gefühle, Addie wird schnell alles zu viel. Dann fühlt es sich an, als würden unsichtbare Funken um ihren Körper kreisen. Als Addie in der Schule von der Hexenverfolgung in ihrem Heimatort Juniper erfährt, kann sie die Ungerechtigkeit kaum glauben. Vor Hunderten von Jahren wurden Mädchen fälschlicherweise als Hexen verurteilt, und das nur, weil sie anders waren als die anderen. Genau wie Addie. Doch Addie weiß, dass mehr hinter den Mädchen steckt, als in den Geschichtsbüchern steht. Sie fordert, ein Denkmal für sie zu errichten. Die Menschen in Juniper sind alles andere als begeistert, doch Addie ist fest entschlossen, zu kämpfen. Für die Mädchen von damals und für sich selbst.

Der perfekte Mensch ist eine Illusion, wahre Freundschaft nicht! Cora fällt es schwer, neue Freundschaften zu schließen. Bis sie Adrien kennenlernt. Adrien hat ADHS und ist anders als andere, doch ihm scheint das nichts auszumachen. Zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben erfährt Cora, was es bedeutet, richtig Spaß zu haben. Dabei erhält sie Einblicke in die Firma von Adriens Vater, die es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht hat, mithilfe von künstlicher Intelligenz verstorbene Menschen als Hologramme nachzubilden. Als Adrien nach einem tragischen Unfall vorübergehend ins Koma fällt, bekommt Cora die Chance, ihren besten Freund als Hologramm wiederzusehen. Doch das ist nicht der Adrien, den sie kennt! Cora merkt, was wirklich hinter den Plänen des Unternehmens steckt und muss all ihren Mut zusammennehmen, um das Richtige zu tun.

*Winner of the 2025 Books Are My Bag Young Adult Readers Award!*<BR> <BR>Wish You Were Her is the riveting rivals-to-lovers YA romance from bestselling, award-winning Elle McNicoll. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry's Book Lovers.<BR><BR>'A beautiful, witty, cinematic romcom . . . A must read for summer' - Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of the Vivi Conway series<BR><BR>'I LOVED this swoony enemies-to-lovers autistic love story' - Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of Dadaji's Paintbrush<BR><BR>Dear Mysterious Reader, I think I'm falling in love . . .<BR><BR>Everyone wants a piece of actress Allegra Brooks. When she decides she desperately needs to get away from the spotlight she heads for the remote town of Lake Pristine and its summertime book festival.<BR><BR>When Allegra immediately clashes with annoying (and annoyingly handsome) bookseller Jonah Thorne, their rivalry soon becomes the talk of the small town. Before long, Allegra's main escape is the increasingly flirtatious email relationship she's sharing with an anonymous charming bookseller that she's sure can't possibly be Jonah . . .<BR><BR>An unforgettable romcom about finding the one person who makes you feel yourself when the whole world is watching.<BR><BR>Praise for Elle McNicoll's Some Like it Cold:<BR><BR>'A clever, poignant and healing love story' - Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen<BR><BR>'Achingly honest and heartfelt, this is McNicoll at her best. It is quite literally my favourite romance novel of all time.' - Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Make You Mine this Christmas<BR><BR>'McNicoll delivers a breathtaking story of love and joy that will keep the reader hooked until the very last page.'- Anika Hussain, author of This Is How You Fall In Love

Perfect for readers of Song for a Whale and Counting by 7s, a neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different. "A must-read for students and adults alike." -School Library Journal, Starred Review Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials that happened centuries ago right here in Juniper, I can't stop thinking about them. Those people weren't magic. They were like me. Different like me. I'm autistic. I see things that others do not. I hear sounds that they can ignore. And sometimes I feel things all at once. I think about the witches, with no one to speak for them. Not everyone in our small town understands. But if I keep trying, maybe someone will. I won't let the witches be forgotten. Because there is more to their story. Just like there is more to mine. Award-winning and neurodivergent author Elle McNicoll delivers an insightful and stirring debut about the European witch trials and a girl who refuses to relent in the fight for what she knows is right.

Dopo un anno e mezzo al college, Jasper sta tornando a casa, a Lake Pristine, ma solo per dire alla sua famiglia che lascerà gli studi di psicologia per seguire la sua vera passione: il design. Al suo arrivo in città, distratta dalla folla radunata in centro, va a sbattere con l'auto, rovinando platealmente la proposta di matrimonio di sua sorella Christine. Tra la folla, purtroppo, c'è anche Arthur, l'unico ragazzo con il quale Jasper non è mai riuscita ad andare d'accordo. Arthur gestisce il cinema di famiglia e con suo cugino sta girando un documentario su Lake Pristine. Nulla sfuggirà alla videocamera: i preparativi per il matrimonio di Christine, le audizioni e le prove per lo spettacolo di Natale, le piccole storie quotidiane e tutti i segreti di Lake Pristine. Ma soprattutto, la verità che si nasconde dietro a certi sguardi, capaci di sciogliere anche il cuore più freddo...