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Children's & YA202013 keys to understanding yourself, your environment and your relationships
by Anna Prosvetova
This is the story of all women facing problems of personal life, self-awareness, communication with others. It seems that today there shouldn`t be problems with obtaining certain knowledge by young people. In practice, this should mean that today's teenagers should grow up informed, and therefore not repeat the mistakes their parents made. So why, then, in the 21st century, the problems of teenagers have not disappeared anywhere? Why do girls and boys get into "bad" companies the same way? Why do underage girls still "suddenly" get pregnant? Why do modern children suffer from depression? Having mastered this book, your child will understand that he/she is an individual, will learn to respect himself/herself, will easily find the right friends, will be able to achieve his dreams and plan his own happy future. This publication is recommended not only to teenagers, but also to their parents, because practice shows that many adults would also learn about the Keys that unlock the door to the world of Happiness.
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)2021La Dolce Vita | Sweet life
by Roman Malynovsky
"Sweet Life" is a collection of short stories united by mood and plot spirals. In "Twenty-Five Days" Luka sits in the chair of a hairdresser in the immigrant quarter of Berlin. They speak different languages, and the only way to understand each other is through gestures and touches. Their the inner language guides them until the twenty-fifth day arrives. In "Cairo Express", David travels on a transcontinental train and carries a secret cargo to the final station. However, the comfort of this journey is in danger. In "The Write-off", the girl receives an urgent task. "After all, who else could be entrusted with this matter," she thinks after hearing the order.To fulfill it, she goes to meet with Terakotov. Thirteen stories full of internal dramas, experiences, passion, rage, adoration. The stories are full of flavors and sensory perceptions - sweet and not only. They are cinematic: while reading, you will feel the space physically - fabrics, colors, shades, surfaces. This book is full of mystery and playfulness, anxiety, but also airy lightness. "Sweet Life" invites you to play, to travel by planes and trains, rooms and houses, metropolises and continents. Calls for a journey through the boundless, unfathomable cosmos of human nature. Trust the heroes - they will become your guides and show the way in the intricate labyrinth of stories.
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Children's & YAThe Starboy
by Jihyei Choi, Regina
Bullying, disability, lovesickness, and death; but nevertheless, a warm story of a beautiful starboy Ssangsik became deaf because of an accident during his babyhood. After becoming a young adult, he had to stop schooling and spent most of his days on the neighborhood’s hill thinking about a girl, Mihyun, who was a constant visitor in the town during the holidays. Mihyun was the only one who played with him and he could hear his heart beating fast every time she was with him. Despite being bullied because of his disability, his love for Mihyun gave him a serene disposition as illustrated in the book. This was a perfect example of a pure heart amidst difficult circumstances.
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May 2005Radio Gaga
by Katrin Bongard
An illegal radio station with a really cool program – Rocco, age 16, is fascinated. He goes from being a fan to becoming a member of the crew, gets his own show and not only finds friends, but also his true love. Rocco sure wasn’t happy about moving from Munich to Berlin – he hates the new situation in the strange city, without friends and no girlfriend. His wealthy, success-oriented parents and his brother, a drug addict, do little to offer him help in getting settled – nor do his new classmates. But then he hears them for the first time: the voices of John, Anna, Mika, Bert and Ramona, the voices of Radio Gaga. They broadcast a crazy program, free and uncensored directly from a captured guard tower on the old death zone. Rocco wants to, no, has to meet the crew, especially Ramona with her awesome talk show. And he manages to: Soon he becomes a member of the Radio Gaga crew, gets his own show and can be near Ramona all the time – the best time of his life begins. However, the radio station’s days are numbered, a complex for government workers is to be put up on the property. Hundreds of fans come to camp out with tents and sleeping bags to protect the tower, and a kind of miniature Woodstock is born. In these last days of Radio Gaga, Rocco realizes who he really is in love with.
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Romance & relationships stories (Children's/YA)December 2013Loving
by Katrin Bongard
*A contemporary romance. Intelligent and passionate. Pride & Prejudice reloaded.* Ella's not really into the party scene at her school; she'd rather read or blog about books. When her best friend Zoe starts crushing on Luca, the school Casanova, she can't understand it... until she gets to know him better and discovers that he's not just hot, he's also intelligent and sensitive. How could a person not fall for him? English manuscript available
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October 2022Big Love
by Katrin Bongard
After the death of her father Melissa (16) lost interest in barely everything. Even soccer, her most favorite sport. Now she binges ASMR Videos, eats unhealthy food and her new overweight leads to a lot of body issues. At a new school, in a new city she had a rough start. Until the school’s mixt gender soccer team is looking for new players. Her brother Adrian, a good soccer player himself - helps and Konrad, the charming captain of the team is encouraging her. But not everyone ist happy with her reborn self. So Melissa finds herself not only fighting for a place in the soccer team and against envy and resentment but also - for the heart of Konrad. A sensitive story about friendship, self-discovery, first love — and soccer
