Jay Asher Boeken

Een testament... Stel je voor. Je zit op de middelbare school en bent verliefd - op het meest bijzondere meisje van de klas natuurlijk. Een tijdlang bewonder je haar vanuit de verte. Je weet zeker dat je haar nooit kunt krijgen. En dan opeens, is er die avond. Er gebeurt niets, maar jullie praten, er is een klik, en een belofte van meer. En dan is ze er opeens niet meer. Ze is dood. Hannah heeft zelfmoord gepleegd. Daarvoor had ze niet één maar dertien redenen. Er zijn, volgens haar, dertien schuldigen. En die klaagt ze persoonlijk aan in een getuigenis die ze op cassettebandjes heeft opgenomen. En dan liggen opeens die bandjes voor jouw deur.

"Elijah is building a fort in the woods behind his new home when he is greeted by a strange girl named Iris. At first she helps him work, but she soon insists on a game of hide-and-seek. So Elijah searches and searches for Iris. . . until it begins to get dark. Just as he yells that he has to go home, Iris suddenly appears, angry about being left alone in the woods. It's only the first troubling omen as Elijah grows more uncertain if he wants to spend time with his hide-and-seek friend"--Provided by publisher

Set against the backdrop of a Christmas film, this romance unfolds as two characters find love while navigating the challenges of filming. As they portray a couple on-screen, their chemistry blossoms off-screen, leading to heartfelt moments and unexpected connections. The story captures the magic of the holiday season intertwined with the complexities of love and the entertainment industry.

It's 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet. Emma just got her first computer and an America Online CD-ROM. Josh is her best friend. They power up and log on--and discover themselves on Facebook, fif

Sierra's family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon - it's an idyllic place for a girl to grow up, except that every year they have to pack up and move to California to set up their Christmas tree lot for the season. So Sierra lives two lives: her life in Oregon and her life at Christmas. And leaving one always means missing the other. Until this particular Christmas, when Sierra meets Caleb, and one life begins to eclipse the other. . . The brand new novel from Jay Asher, New York Times bestselling author of Thirteen Reasons Why.

Gorgeously illustrated and lyrically paced, PIPER had me under its spell from the first page. A riveting and, at times, chilling response to one of the most fascinating legends that history and fairy tales have given us. -Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles and Renegades Jay Asher and Jessica Freeburg have conjured real magic with PIPER! Mysterious and weird, scary and yet charming, they've managed to take an old story and craft it into something beautiful and new! Highly recommended. -Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and Black Panther: Doomwar With an unfailingly honest touch, Piper unlocks the mystery and finds the heart of one of our most haunting legends. Asher, Freeburg, and Stokely find the emotional True North and leave their audience, including me, reaching for our Kleenex. Loved! -Danielle Paige, New York Times bestselling author of the Dorothy Must Die and Stealing Snow series

Imagine opening a chamber to discover an antique violin, a yellowed boarding pass, and a tattered coat. Together these artifacts can be used to tell of the splendor of the luxury ship Titanic and its tragic sinking in 1912. Featuring primary sources, this Time Capsule History book explores one of history's most fascinating events through the high-interest vehicle of a time capsule. Open it up to discover Titanic!

In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the events of the Holocaust.

The haven of Tiger Sanctuary, Port Dickson, the inhabitants' way of life, and the Malay worldview are all threatened by invasion. Skillfully weaving together Malaya's history, spiritual heritage and multiculturalism, The Inverted Banyan Tree explores the search for identity and truth, above the loyalties of religion, nationhood and bloodlines.

Als Clay von der Schule nach Hause kommt, wartet dort ein Paket mit Kassetten auf ihn. Clay schiebt die erste Kassette in ein Abspielgerät und hört die Stimme seiner ehemaligen Mitschülerin Hannah. Hannah hat sich vor Kurzem umgebracht. Auf den Kassetten hält Hannah in 13 Geschichten ihren Mitschülerinnen und Mitschülern den Spiegel vor. Clay atmet aus, als die Tür hinter seiner Mutter zufällt. Erst jetzt bemerkt er seine innere Anspannung. Er starrt die Kassetten in dem Schuhkarton an. So etwas Furchtbares hat er nicht erwartet. Am liebsten würde er gar nicht weiterhören. Ein atemberaubendes Buch über Gerüchte, Mobbing und was man damit anrichten kann.