Nova Ren Suma crea romanzi YA risonanti che approfondiscono le complessità dell'adolescenza e dell'identità, esplorando spesso temi di segreti, relazioni e scoperta di sé. Il suo stile distintivo è caratterizzato da una qualità atmosferica e lirica, che immerge i lettori nelle vite interiori e nei paesaggi emotivi dei suoi personaggi. Il lavoro di Suma naviga frequentemente nell'inquietante e nel misterioso, sondando gli aspetti più oscuri e introspettivi della psiche adolescenziale. Le sue narrazioni sono note per la loro prosa evocativa e la loro capacità di rimanere impresse nel lettore molto tempo dopo l'ultima pagina.
Presents an anthology of thirteen short stories by contemporary young adult authors, ranging from fantasy to the experience of Mexican Americans living in border cities. Each story is followed by an author's note, commentary by one of the editors on such topics as voice, imagery, and mood, and some, with story prompts.
У Лорен Вудман необычный талант – видеть пропавших людей. Образы настигают ее неожиданно и остаются в памяти навсегда. Заметив объявление о пропаже семнадцатилетней Эбби Синклер, Лорен поняла, что предчувствие этого события беспокоило ее последние дни. Она чувствует, что обязана помочь Эбби и узнать, что произошло с ней на самом деле. Но есть одна загвоздка – окружающие уже давно решили, что шансов на это нет.
Orianna and Violet are ballet dancers and best friends, but when the ballerinas who have been harassing Violet are murdered, Orianna is accused of the crime and sent to a juvenile detention center where she meets Amber and they experience supernatural events linking the girls together.
A beautiful and chilling story for fans of Lauren Oliver and Lisa McMann Chloe's older sister, Ruby, is the girl everyone looks to and longs for, who can't be contained or caged. When a night with Ruby's friends goes horribly wrong and Chloe discovers the body of her classmate London Hayes left floating in the reservoir, Chloe is sent away from town and away from Ruby. But Ruby will do anything to get her sister back, and when Chloe returns to town two years later, deadly surprises await. As Chloe flirts with the truth that Ruby has deeply hidden away, the fragile line between life and death is redrawn by the complex bonds of sisterhood.