Meg Cabot is een auteur die bekend staat om haar meeslepende romans voor zowel jongvolwassenen als volwassenen. Haar werken duiken vaak in thema's als opgroeien, identiteit en het navigeren door de complexiteit van het vinden van je eigen plek in de wereld. Met een scherp gevoel voor humor en empathie vangt ze de ingewikkeldheden van relaties en de dagelijkse uitdagingen die haar personages tegenkomen. Cabot's toegankelijke en boeiende schrijfstijl heeft haar tot een geliefde verteller gemaakt, generatie na generatie.
Emerson Watts is on the run: from school, from her family and from herself. She's reeling from the shock that Nikki, the girl whose body her brain was forced to inhabit, is still alive. And she's furious. Manipulative Brandon plans to use Em to discover a secret that will ensure his success, whilst Christopher is out for revenge, fuelled by his jealousy. With everyone around her playing a dangerous game, maybe Em should just keep on running . . . Runaway is the final book in the fashion-tastic and hilarious trilogy from the queen of teen fiction Meg Cabot.
Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew that by accepting the undying love of John Hayden she'd be forced to live forever in the one place she's always dreaded most: the Underworld. The sacrifice seemed worth it, but now her happiness and safety in the realm are threatened. The Furies have discovered that John has broken one of their strictest rules and revived a dead soul. If the balance of life and death isn't restored, both the Underworld and Pierce's home on Earth will be wiped out by the Furies' wrath. Pierce has already cheated death once . . . can she do it again?
Manhattan teenager Mia suddenly becomes heir to the Genovian throne - apparently she really is a princess! Mia begins taking princess lessons from her old grandmere and is followed everywhere by a trigger happy bodyguard. But if you think she's moving to Genovia, think again!
Big Mouth, Big Heart, Big Problems / Queen of Babble in the Big City
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Queen of Babble: Big mouth, big heart, big problems - Lizzie Nichols is blowing her college graduation money on a trip to visit her long-distance boyfriend in London. After discovering that her beloved Andy wasn't completely faithful to her during their separation, she finds herself out on the streets with no money and a non-changeable airline ticket home for exactly a month away. Fortunately, Lizzie's best friend, Shari, comes to the rescue... Queen of Babble in the Big City - Lizzie Nichols is back, pounding the New York City pavement looking for a job, a place to live, and her proper place in the universe. When 'summer fling' Luke uses the L word (Living together!), Lizzie is only too happy to move in with the love of her life and his mother... But Lizzie's not as lucky in her employment search and her notoriously big mouth gets her into trouble almost at once... Soon Lizzie finds herself jobless and homeless all over again. Can Lizzie save herself and find career security (not to mention a commited relationship)at last?
Van: Mel Fuller [melissa.fuller@thenyjournal.com] Aan: Nadine Wilcock [nadine.wilcock@thenyjournal.com] Onderwerp: OMIJNGOD HIJ HEEFT ME MEE UIT GEVRAAGD!!! Nou ja, zoiets. We gaan alleen maar naar de bioscoop, maar dat telt toch ook een beetje? Ik stuur je een kopie van mijn antwoord. Zeg me als je vindt dat ik te happig klink. Mel Melissa Fuller schrijft de gossipcolumn voor de New York Journal. Ze dreigt haar baan te verliezen, omdat ze constant te laat komt op haar werk. De reden hiervoor is dat ze om de paar uur Paco moet uitlaten, de Deense dog van haar buurvrouw die in het ziekenhuis ligt. Haar vrienden en collega's maken zich zorgen om Mel, en mailen haar en elkaar voortdurend. Melissa gaat wanhopig op zoek naar een familielid van haar buurvrouw, dat voor Paco zou kunnen zorgen. Maar ze vindt alleen het e-mailadres van een verre neef, Max. Max is een beroemde fotograaf, die op een tropisch eiland verblijft en helemaal geen zin heeft om op Paco te komen passen. Daarom stuurt hij zijn oude studiegenoot John in zijn plaats. John doet zich voor als Max, en wordt halsoverkop verliefd op Melissa. En zij op hem...
In a series of humorous diary entries, a New York City ninth grader agonizes over her love life, final exams, and future role as the princess of Genovia.
Mia Thermopolis, a 14-year-old princess, announces on TV that her mum is pregnant by her algebra teacher and that she plans to marry him. A right royal fuss ensues. Mia's Grandmere is all set to plan the year's biggest society wedding. Everyone will be there, but will the bride and groom?
Doesn't a nearly sixteen year old deserve a break? Not only has Mia made a total ass of herself dancing with PJ, trying to prove to Michael that she's a super-chilled party girl. She's also bankrupted the student council. Way to go, Princess. Will she win Michael, and will she be able to get the funds for student council back on track?
Mia was going to spend all summer with Michael and her new baby brother, but now she has to go on another boring state visit to Genovia. It looks as if it will take all of Mia's newly-learned diplomatic skills to get her to the prom she's always dreamed of.
