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(Altersempfehlung: Jg. 10 bis Oberstufe, inkl. Erwachsene)

1. Boyle, T.C., Blue skies, München 2023; 28, 00 Euro, Inhaltsangabe:

Der Countdown zur Apokalypse läuft: Kalifornien geht in Flammen auf, Überschwemmungen bedrohen Florida. „Der Planet stirbt, siehst du das nicht?", wirft Cooper seiner Mutter vor, die ihre Küche gehorsam auf frittierte Heuschrecken umstellt. Heftige Diskussionen gibt es auch mit Schwester Cat. Sie hat sich als Haustier einen Tigerpython namens Willie angeschafft, die sie sich wie ein glitzerndes Juwel um die Schultern hängt. Die Frage nach dem Verhältnis zur Umwelt geht wie ein Riss durch die Familie, bis eines Nachts Willie aus dem Terrarium verschwindet. Mit „Blue Skies“ hat T.C. Boyle den ultimativen Roman über den Alltag in unseren Zeiten geschrieben. Unheimlich, witzig und prophetisch.

2. Burton, Jessie, The house of fortune, London 2022; 12, 50 Euro:

Thea Brandt is turning eighteen, and is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms. At the theatre, Walter, the love of her life, awaits her, but at home in the house on the Herengracht, winter has set in - her father Otto and Aunt Nella argue endlessly, and the Brandt family are selling their furniture in order to eat. On Thea's birthday, also the day that her mother Marin died, the secrets from the past begin to overwhelm the present.

Nella is desperate to save the family and maintain appearances, to find Thea a husband who will guarantee her future, and when they receive an invitation to Amsterdam's most exclusive ball, she is overjoyed - perhaps this will set their fortunes straight. And indeed, the ball does set things spinning: new figures enter their life, promising new futures. But their fates are still unclear, and when Nella feels a strange prickling sensation on the back of her neck, she wonders if the miniaturist has returned for her . . .

3. Clarke, Lucy, The castaways, München 2023, 2. ; 14,00 Euro:

Zwei Schwestern, eine Insel und ein tödliches Geheimnis

Lori wacht auf einer wunderschönen, einsamen Insel auf. Glitzerndes blaues Meer, goldene Sonnenuntergänge, dunkelgrüner Urwald. Und dennoch ist es nicht der Urlaub, den sie und ihre Schwester Erin geplant haben. Denn neben einem Flugzeugwrack steht ein Fremder, ein zweiter Mann ritzt mit einem Messer die Anzahl der Toten in den Stamm einer Palme. Andere beobachten Lori über die Flammen eines Lagerfeuers hinweg – und jeder einzelne verschweigt eine Geschichte und hütet Geheimnisse. Während Erin zu Hause in London denkt, ihre Schwester für immer verloren zu haben, gerät diese auf der Insel in höchste Gefahr …

4. Han, Jenny, We’ll always have summer, London 2018, Aufl.; 11,50 Euro:

Can Belly make a final choice between Jeremiah and Conrad? Find out in the conclusion of the New York Times bestselling The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy from the author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (now a major motion picture!). Bellybr>Belly has only ever been in love with two boys, both with the last name Fisher. And after being with Jeremiah for the last two years, she’s almost positive he is her soul mate. Almost. While Conrad has not gotten over the mistake of letting Belly go, Jeremiah has always known that Belly is the girl for him. So when Belly and Jeremiah decide to make things forever, Conrad realizes that it’s now or never—tell Belly he loves her, or lose her for good.Belly will have to confront her feelings for Jeremiah and Conrad and face the inevitable: She will have to break one of their hearts.

5. Huang, Ana, Twisted love, London 2022, 2. ; 12, 50 Euro:

Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from TikTok sensation, Ana Huang!
Read Twisted Love now for a brother's best friend romance.
He has a heart of ice . . . but for her, he'd burn the world.
Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape.
Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.
But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:
A crack.
A melt.
A fire that could end his world as he knew it.
Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can't remember.
But despite her broken past, she's never stopped seeing the beauty in the world . . . including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn't want.
Her brother's best friend.
Her neighbour.
Her saviour and her downfall.
Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen - but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both . . . and everything they hold dear.
Twisted Love is a brother's best friend/opposites attract romance with a hint of suspense. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.
WARNING: This book contains a jealous/possessive antihero, explicit sexual content and profanity. Recommended for 18+.

6. McManus, Karen M., One of us is back, New York 2023; 12, 50 Euro, nur auf Englisch vorhanden.

A member of the Bayview Crew disappears and everyone feels like they could be next, but the situation

               suddenly worsens when someone unexpectedly returns to Bayview:

(Sommerferien in Bayview. Addy und ihre Freunde treffen zusammen, um Zeit miteinander zu verbringen: Bronwyn ist zurück aus Yale, Cooper macht Urlaub von seiner Baseballkarriere, Nate, Maeve, Phoebe und Knox sind ebenfalls vor Ort. Alles könnte so entspannt sein. Doch ein Thema beherrscht die Medien und die Bayview-Crew: Aufgrund eines juristischen Fehlers könnte Jake Riordan bald auf freiem Fuß sein und in Berufung gehen. Jener Jake, der mit Simon gegen die Bayview Four intrigierte und Addy fast umgebracht hätte. Addy und ihre Freunde wollen sich den Sommer dennoch nicht verderben lassen. Doch dann ist Jake auf freiem Fuß. Und eine von ihnen verschwindet …Rasant, sexy, umwerfend: der neue raffinierte Thriller von der Weltbestsellerautorin von »One of us is lying«! Mit meisterhaft geplotteten Wendungen und einnehmenden, komplexen Figuren garantieren McManus' Bücher eine Suchtgefahr, der man sich nicht entziehen kann.)

7. Parker, Danielle, You bet your heart, New York 2023; 12, 50 Euro:

A riveting, swoon-worthy teen romance centered on two high achievers fighting for the title of high school valedictorian and falling in love along the way, from debut author Danielle Parker.
Sasha Johnson-Sun might not know everything—like how to fully heal after her dad’s passing or how many more Saturdays her mom can spend cleaning houses. But the one thing Sasha is certain of? She will graduate this year as Skyline High’s class valedictorian.
At least, she was sure before the principal calls Sasha and her cute, effortlessly gifted ex–best friend, Ezra Davis-Goldberg, into his office to deliver earth-shattering news: they’re tied for valedictorian and the scholarship attached…
This outcome can’t be left to chance. So, Sasha and Ezra agree on a best-of-three, winner-take-all academic bet. As they go head-to-head, they are forced not only to reexamine why they drifted apart but also to figure out who they’ve become since. With her future hanging in the balance, Sasha must choose: honor her family’s sacrifices by winning (at all costs) or give her heart a shot at finding happiness?