Barn & Ungdom

<b>On the glittering streets of New York is the city's worst kept secret: the mob. And Natasha Nicastro is at the centre of it all . . .</b><br/><br/>Seventeen-year-old Tasha Nicastro lives a life of glitz and glamour, but she has no idea her family harbours a dark truth.<br/><br/>Tasha might look like your classic high school mean girl, but behind the designer clothes is a sharpshooter who knows how to bring anyone to their knees. The only person who has ever gotten under her skin is her former best friend, Leo Danesi, the youngest son of the Nicastro family's rivals. After Leo returns to New York older and more handsome, Tasha thinks he'll be the worst of her problems - until the life she thought she knew takes a violent, shocking turn. When her father and beloved older sister are murdered before her eyes, Tasha learns the dark truth: Her family runs the most powerful Mafia branch in New York, and now she's set to inherit it all.<br/><br/>Tasha vows vengeance on the mysterious new mob behind the hit, but she can't do it alone. She needs someone who already knows the underground world to help track them down. And that person is none other than Leo, the heir to his own family's dangerous empire.<br/><br/>But Tasha is a Nicastro. She's been raised in the company of killers, and there's absolutely nothing she won't do to avenge her family. That is, if the enemy doesn't put her in gold chains first.<br/><br/><b><i>Gossip Girl </i>meets <i>The Sopranos</i> in this fast-paced drama about a teenage mafia heiress who would do anything to avenge her family, even join forces with her handsome enemy.</b><br/><br/><b>Perfect for fans of:</b><br/><b>- Mafia Romances</b><br/><b>- Second Chance Romance</b><br/><b>- Rivals-to-Lovers</b><br/><b>- Thrillers</b><br/><b>- Mysteries</b>

Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times - battling monsters, Titans, even giants - but these days the modern-day son of Poseidon is hoping for a regular final year at school. Too bad the Greek gods have other plans, and three new quests for Percy to complete. First up: the cupbearer of the gods, Ganymede, is missing his golden chalice. Not only is this embarrassing (why do the gods keep losing their magical items?), it&apos;s also potentially disastrous. One sip from the cup will turn any mortal into a powerful god. And the old gods do not take kindly to newbies. Can Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover find the chalice before it falls into the wrong hands? And even if they do, will they be able to resist its awesome power. . .?

Tom Sawyer [Bok / Pocket]

Alex överges tidigt av sina föräldrar och vantrivs hos sin moster. Alex rymmer, men livet på gatan i Tegucigualpa visar sig vara farligare än han trott och det är svårt att hitta mat. Ett tag bor Alex på en soptipp och samlar plastpåsar, där hittar han en skadad hundvalp som han tar hand om. Så får han sitt nya namn: Dogboy.<br/>Boken är baserad på en verklig pojke och det som hänt honom eller andra gatubarn som Monica Zak har träffat under sina resor i Centralamerika.

Tredje och sista boken om Alex Dogboy. Han och Zofi är tillsammans igen efter att Alex varit i ungdomsfängelse. Zofi kämpar mot sitt limberoende, men får återfall. Alex tar henne till ett hem för missbrukande flickor. Han börjar sakna henne direkt och ångrar sig. När Zofi äntligen kommer ut bestämmer de sig för att ta tag i sina liv och lämna gatan. Men gång på gång förstörs deras planer eftersom polisen inte tar dem på allvar. Men de ger inte upp. Plötsligt händer en av de saker de drömt om. Zofi blir gravid! När barnet äntligen kommer känner Alex att han blivit vuxen på riktigt och bestämmer sig för att hädanefter bara kallas för Alex. De två första böckerna om gatubarnet Alex, som baserar sig på en verklig pojke, heter Alex Dogboy och Tredje kärleken.

Alex Dogboy, pojken med hundarna, lever i Honduras huvudstad Tegucigalpa. Han hankar sig fram med hjälp av fru Leti som ger honom mat och arbete och Doña Rosa som erbjuder honom sovplats i en ruin, om han håller sig från lim och droger. Men när fru Leti flyttar och Doña Rosa dör i aids rasar Alex värld. Det är inte första gången han blir sviken och får starta om på nytt. Men han är för gammal för

<strong>For fans of <em>The Witch Boy </em>and <em>Squished</em>, <em>Lunar Boy</em> is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic novel about a young boy from the moon who discovers a home in the most unlikely places, from debut twin creators Jes and Cin Wibowo. </strong><br/><br/>Indu, a boy from the moon, feels like he doesn't belong. He hasn't since he and his adoptive mom disembarked from their spaceship-their home-to live on Earth with their new blended family. The kids at school think he's weird, he has a crush on his pen pal who might not like him back, and his stepfamily doesn't seem to know what to do with him. Worst of all, Indu can't even talk to his mom about how he's feeling because she's so busy.<br/><br/>In a moment of loneliness, Indu calls out to the moon, begging them to take him back. And against all odds, the moon hears him and agrees to bring him home on the first day of the New Year. But as the promised day draws nearer, Indu finds friendship in unlikely places and discovers that home is more than where you come from. And when the moon calls again, Indu must decide: Is he willing to give up what he's just found?