Jennifer Niven

Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed "America's Fattest Teen." But no one's taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. Following her mom's death, she's been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now, Libby's ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for every possibility life has to offer. In that moment, I know the part I want to play here at MVB High. I want to be the girl who can do anything.  Everyone thinks they know Jack Masselin, too. Yes, he's got swagger, but he's also mastered the impossible art of giving people what they want, of fitting in. What no one knows is that Jack has a newly acquired secret: he can't recognize faces. Even his own brothers are strangers to him. He's the guy who can re-engineer and rebuild anything, but he can't understand what's going on with the inner workings of his brain. So he tells himself to play it cool: Be charming. Be hilarious. Don't get too close to anyone. Until he meets Libby. When the two get tangled up in a cruel high school game—which lands them in group counseling and community service—Libby and Jack are both pissed, and then surprised. Because the more time they spend together, the less alone they feel. Because sometimes when you meet someone, it changes the world, theirs and yours.

The Karluk set out in 1913 in search of an undiscovered continent, with the largest scientific staff ever sent into the Arctic. Soon after, winter had begun, they were blown off course by polar storms, the ship became imprisoned in ice, and the expedition was abandoned by its leader. Hundreds of miles from civilization, the castaways had no choice but to find solid ground as they struggled against starvation, snow blindness, disease, exposure--and each other. After almost twelve months battling the elements, twelve survivors were rescued, thanks to the heroic efforts of their captain, Bartlett, the Ice Master, who traveled by foot across the ice and through Siberia to find help. Drawing on the diaries of those who were rescued and those who perished, Jennifer Niven re-creates with astonishing accuracy the ill-fated journey and the crews desperate attempts to find a way home.

Theodore Finch codziennie rozmyśla nad różnymi sposobami pozbawienia się życia, a jednocześnie szuka czegoś, co mogłoby go przed tym powstrzymać. Violet Markey żyje przyszłością i odlicza dni do zakończenia szkoły. Marzy o ucieczce z miasteczka w Indianie i od bólu po śmierci siostry. Kiedy Finch i Violet spotykają się sześć pięter nad ziemią, to, co miało być końcem, staje się początkiem. Tylko przy niej Finch może być sobą: zabawnym chłopakiem, który umie cieszyć się życiem. I tylko przy nim Violet zaczyna przeżywać swoje dni, zamiast je odliczać. Jednak im większy staje się świat Violet, tym bardziej kurczy się świat Fincha. Chłopak chwyta się wszystkich dobrych rzeczy w swoim życiu, ale czy tym razem wystarczy mu czasu? Poruszająca, piękna opowieść o dziewczynie, która uczy się żyć od pragnącego umrzeć chłopaka.

In this spellbinding debut, Velva Jean Hart finds true love-and then risks everything to follow her dreams. Set in Appalachia in the years before World War II, Velva Jean Learns to Drive is a poignant story of a spirited young girl growing up in the gold-mining and moonshining South. Before she dies, Velva Jean's mother urges her to "live out there in the great wide world". Velva Jean dreams of becoming a big-time singer in Nashville until she falls in love with Harley Bright, a handsome juvenile delinquent turned revival preacher. As their tumultuous love story unfolds, Velva Jean must choose between keeping her hard-won home and pursuing her dream of singing in the Grand Ole Opry.

Upoznajte Libby, vrlo odlučnu, silno duhovitu i izuzetno osjećajnu djevojku. Nakon što joj je umrla majka, a zlobni su je dječaci vrijeđali kako je „najdeblja američka tinejdžerica“, zatvorila se u kući i godinama nije izlazila. No, sada je spremna suočiti se sa svojim problemima, steći nove prijatelje i zaljubiti se. Upoznajte Jacka, samouvjerenog, zabavnog i popularnog dečka s ludom frizurom. No, Jack uz mnogo truda vješto skriva tajnu – on ne prepoznaje lica. Čak ni svoje, čak ni braće, ni roditelja. A onda se njih dvoje sretnu.

Dois jovens prestes a escolher a morte despertam um no outro a vontade de viver. Violet Markey tinha uma vida perfeita, mas todos os seus planos deixam de fazer sentido quando ela e a irmã sofrem um acidente de carro e apenas Violet sobrevive. Sentindo-se culpada pelo que aconteceu, Violet se afasta de todos e tenta descobrir como seguir em frente. Theodore Finch é o esquisito da escola, perseguido pelos valentões e obrigado a lidar com longos períodos de depressão, o pai violento e a apatia do resto da família. Enquanto Violet conta os dias para o fim das aulas, quando poderá ir embora da cidadezinha onde mora, Finch pesquisa diferentes métodos de suicídio e imagina se conseguiria levar algum deles adiante. Em uma dessas tentativas, ele vai parar no alto da torre da escola e, para sua surpresa, encontra Violet, também prestes a pular. Um ajuda o outro a sair dali, e essa dupla improvável se une para fazer um trabalho de geografia: visitar os lugares incríveis do estado onde moram. Nessas andanças, Finch encontra em Violet alguém com quem finalmente pode ser ele mesmo, e a garota para de contar os dias e passa a vivê-los.

Jack tem prosopagnosia, uma doença que o impede de reconhecer o rosto das pessoas. Quando ele olha para alguém, vê os olhos, o nariz, a boca… mas não consegue juntar todas as peças do quebra-cabeça para gravar na memória. Então ele usa marcas identificadoras, como o cabelo, a cor da pele, o jeito de andar e de se vestir, para tentar distinguir seus amigos e familiares. Mas ninguém sabe disso — até o dia em que ele encontra a Libby. Libby é nova na escola. Ela passou os últimos anos em casa, juntando os pedaços do seu coração depois da morte de sua mãe. A garota finalmente se sente pronta para voltar à vida normal, mas logo nos primeiros dias de aula é alvo de uma brincadeira cruel por causa de seu peso e vai parar na diretoria. Junto com Jack. Aos poucos essa dupla improvável se aproxima e, juntos, eles aprendem a enxergar um ao outro como ninguém antes tinha feito.

Violet Markey vive para o futuro e conta os dias que faltam para acabar a escola e poder fugir da cidade onde mora e da dor que a consome pela morte da irmã. Theodore Finch é o rapaz estranho da escola, obcecado com a própria morte, em sofrimento com uma depressão profunda. Uma lição de vida comovente sobre uma rapariga que aprende a viver graças a um rapaz que quer morrer. Uma história de amor redentora.

Een meisje leert weer van het leven te houden door een jongen die van plan is te sterven. Theodore Finch is gefascineerd door de dood en wil een einde aan zijn leven maken, maar elke keer gebeurt er iets waardoor hij het toch niet doet. Violet Merkey telt de dagen af tot haar diploma-uitreiking, zodat ze het bekrompen stadje waar ze opgroeit voorgoed achter zich kan laten en niet langer geconfronteerd hoeft te worden met de pijnlijke herinneringen aan haar gestorven zus. Wanneer Finch en Violet elkaar op de rand van de hoge klokkentoren op school ontmoeten, is het niet helemaal duidelijk wie wie redt. Maar vanaf dat moment groeit er iets van vriendschap tussen hen. Langzaam maar zeker geven ze hun geheimen aan elkaar prijs: Violet ontdekt dat Finch niet de enge freak is waar iedereen hem voor houdt en Finch leert Violet weer van het leven te houden. Violet bewaart Finch’ geheim angstvallig, maar kent zij wel al zijn geheimen?

Violet está rota. Finch está roto. ¿Pueden dos mitades rotas reconstruirse? Esta es la historia de una chica que aprende a vivir de un chico que pretende morir; de dos jóvenes que se encuentran y dejan de contar los días para empezar a vivirlos.

Der eine Mensch, der dein Leben verändert Jack ist der Coolste, der Schönste, von allen geliebt und begehrt. Doch er hat ein Geheimnis: Er ist gesichtsblind. Auf Partys fällt es ihm schwer, seine Freundin unter all den anderen Frauen zu erkennen. Für ihn sieht ein Gesicht wie das andere aus. Dass er schon mal einer vollkommen Fremden ein »Hey Baby« ins Ohr raunt, halten alle für Coolness. Doch Jacks ganzes Leben besteht aus Strategien und Lügen, um sein Problem zu vertuschen: Immer cool bleiben, auch wenn er mal die Falsche küsst. Jedes Fettnäpfchen eine Showbühne! Und dann kommt Libby, die in den Augen vieler so unperfekt ist, wie man nur sein kann. Denn Libby ist übergewichtig. Keine Strategie der Welt kann das vertuschen. Libby ist die Einzige, die erkennt, was hinter Jacks ewigem Lächeln steckt. Bei ihr kann Jack zum ersten Mal einfach er selbst sein. Aber hat einer wie Jack den Mut, zu einer wie Libby zu stehen? Eine Geschichte über die eine wahre Liebe, die dir das wunderbare Gefühl schenkt, mit all deinen verdammten Fehlern perfekt zu sein.

Ein Mädchen lernt zu leben - von einem Jungen, der sterben will Ist heute ein guter Tag zum Sterben?, fragt sich Finch, sechs Stockwerke über dem Abgrund auf einem Glockenturm, als er plötzlich bemerkt, dass er nicht allein ist. Neben ihm steht Violet, die offenbar über dasselbe nachdenkt wie er. Von da an beginnt für die beiden eine Reise, auf der sie wunderschöne wie traurige Dinge erleben und großartige sowie kleine Augenblicke – das Leben eben. So passiert es auch, dass Finch bei Violet er selbst sein kann – ein verwegener, witziger und lebenslustiger Typ, nicht der Freak, für den alle ihn halten. Und es ist Finch, der Violet dazu bringt, jeden einzelnen Moment zu genießen. Aber während Violet anfängt, das Leben wieder für sich zu entdecken, beginnt Finchs Welt allmählich zu schwinden…

Todo el mundo cree conocer a Libby, aunque nadie se ha parado a pensar cómo es ella realmente, más allá de su aspecto y de su peso. También todos creen conocer a Jack, ese muchacho encantador que oculta un profundo secreto. Cuando una cruel jugarreta los enfrenta, los dos van a descubrir que la soledad compartida es menos solitaria. Son dos adolescentes rotos: de corazón a corazón.

Ο Θίοντορ Φιντς έχει εμμονή με τον θάνατο. Κάθε μέρα σκέφτεται πώς θα μπορούσε να πεθάνει, αλλά κάθε μέρα ψάχνει –και καταφέρνει να βρει– και κάτι να τον κρατήσει εδώ, ζωντανό και ξύπνιο. Η Βάιολετ Μάρκυ ζει για το μέλλον, μετρώντας τις μέρες μέχρι να αποφοιτήσει από το σχολείο, όταν θα μπορέσει επιτέλους να ξεφύγει από τη μικρή πόλης της Ιντιάνα όπου ζει, αλλά και να ξεπεράσει τη μεγάλη θλίψη που της προκαλεί ο θάνατος της αδερφής της. Όταν ο Φιντς και η Βάιολετ συναντιούνται στο καμπαναριό του σχολείου, έξι ορόφους πάνω από το έδαφος, κανείς δεν είναι σίγουρος ποιος έσωσε ποιον. Και όταν αυτό το απροσδόκητο δίδυμο αναλαμβάνει μια σχολική εργασία για τα σημαντικά μέρη της Ιντιάνα, οι δυο τους πηγαίνουν, όπως λέει ο Φιντς, όπου τους βγάλει ο δρόμος: στα μεγάλα, στα μικρά, στα περίεργα, στα όμορφα, στα άσχημα, στα μοναδικά – ακριβώς όπως η ζωή. Πολύ σύντομα ο Φιντς μπορεί να είναι ο εαυτός του μόνο κοντά στη Βάιολετ – ένας αστείος τύπος, με αυτοπεποίθηση, που ξεχειλίζει από ζωή. Καθόλου φρικιό τελικά. Και μόνο με τον Φιντς μπορεί η Βάιολετ να σταματήσει να μετράει τις μέρες που περνούν και να αρχίσει να τις ζει. Αλλά όσο μεγαλώνει ο κόσμος της Βάιολετ, τόσο μικραίνει ο κόσμος του Φιντς. Το βιβλίο είναι μια συγκινητική, ειλικρινής ιστορία μιας αγάπης, μιας ζωής γεμάτης και δύο εφήβων που συναντιούνται στο χείλος του γκρεμού.

The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this exhilarating and heart-wrenching love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.Soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning! Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink. This is an intense, gripping novel perfect for fans of Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, John Green, Gayle Forman, and Jenny Downham from a talented new voice in YA, Jennifer Niven.

Before: With graduation on the horizon, budding writer Claudine Henry is making plans: college in the fall, become a famous author, and maybe—finally—have sex. She doesn't even need to be in love. Then her dad drops a bombshell: he's leaving Claude's mother. Suddenly, Claude's entire world feels like a lie, and her future anything but under control. After: Claude's mom whisks them away to the last place Claude could imagine nursing a broken heart: a remote, mosquito-infested island off the coast of Georgia. But then Jeremiah Crew happens. Miah is a local trail guide with a passion for photography—and a past he doesn't like to talk about. He's brash and enigmatic, and even more infuriatingly, he's the only one who seems to see Claude for who she wants to be. So when Claude decides to sleep with Miah, she tells herself it's just sex, nothing more. There's not enough time to fall in love, especially if it means putting her already broken heart at risk. Compulsively readable and impossible to forget, Jennifer Niven's luminous new novel is an insightful portrait of a young woman ready to write her own story.

Theodore Finch veut en finir avec la vie. Violet Markey est dévastée par la mort de sa soeur. Ils se sont rencontrés sur les toits du lycée au bord du vide, et c'est ainsi que leur histoire a commencé. Ce n'est qu'ensemble qu'ils arrivent à être eux-mêmes... Tandis que le monde de Violet s'épanouit, celui de Finch ne fait que rétrécir. La magie de leurs jours parfaits pourra-t-elle les sauver ?