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Federica Merani

    How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets
    The One-in-a-Million Boy
    Attachments
    Eleanor & Park
    Carry On
    The Art of Racing in the Rain
    • Een lang weekend - druk 1

      • 262bladzijden
      • 10 uur lezen

      De dertienjarige Henry woont met zijn moeder Adele in een slaperig Amerikaans stadje, waar hij zijn zomervakantie doorbrengt met tv-kijken, puzzelen of dromen over de meisjes in zijn klas. Hij is slecht in sport, vrienden heeft hij niet, en zijn vader ziet hij alleen op zaterdagavond als hij verplicht moet gaan eten met diens nieuwe gezin. Hoe hij ook zijn best doet, Henry weet dat hij met al zijn grapjes en zijn goedbedoelde `echtgenoot voor één dag¿-coupon zijn labiele moeder niet gelukkig kan maken.

      Een lang weekend - druk 12023
      3,7
    • Carry On

      • 536bladzijden
      • 19 uur lezen

      Simon Snow wil gewoon relaxen en genieten van zijn laatste jaar op de Watford School of Magicks, maar iedereen valt hem lastig. Zijn vriendin heeft het uitgemaakt, zijn beste vriend is een plaaggeest, en zijn mentor probeert hem in de bergen te verstoppen, waar hij misschien veilig zal zijn. Simon kan niet eens blij zijn met het feit dat zijn kamergenoot en oude rivaal spoorloos verdwenen is, omdat hij zich zorgen blijft maken over het kwaad. En er zijn spoken. En vampiers. En verschrikkelijke, duivelse dingen die proberen om Simon neer te halen. Als je 's werelds krachtigste magiër bent, kun je nooit even relaxen en genieten.

      Carry On2017
      4,2
    • The One-in-a-Million Boy

      • 432bladzijden
      • 16 uur lezen

      The unforgettable novel about a boy in a million - and the 104-year-old woman who saves his family. 'A bittersweet story about finding friendship in the most unlikely of places' Good Housekeeping

      The One-in-a-Million Boy2016
      3,8
    • Eleanor & Park

      • 336bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      Eleanor is the new girl in town, and with her chaotic family life, her mismatched clothes and unruly red hair, she couldn't stick out more if she tried. Park is the boy at the back of the bus. Black T-shirts, headphones, head in a book - he thinks he's made himself invisible. But not to Eleanor... never to Eleanor. Slowly, steadily, through late-night conversations and an ever-growing stack of mix tapes, Eleanor and Park fall for each other. They fall in love the way you do the first time, when you're young, and you feel as if you have nothing and everything to lose.

      Eleanor & Park2016
      4,0
    • “Funny, bewitching, observant.”— The Oregonian“Hits all the frets of a powerful sharp-witted dialogue, vivid characters, insight into medical challenges and prose that snaps like well-placed plucks of guitar strings. . . . I hold up my lighter and turn it full-flame for [Garth] Stein’s latest work. Encore!”— The Seattle Times“Compelling.”— Seattle Post-Intelligencer“Stein handles the many narrative elements deftly.”— Seattle Weekly“An engrossing family drama.”— Publishers WeeklyEvan had a hit single, but that was ten years ago. Thirty-one now, he’s drifting, playing in a local band and teaching middle-aged men to coax music from an electric guitar.Beset at a young age with a life-threatening form of epilepsy, he’s kept his condition a secret. But his deepest secret is that he got his high school sweetheart pregnant. Then her conservative parents whisked her out of Seattle and out of Evan’s life.Now, fourteen years later, he experiences unplanned parenthood when he undertakes to raise the resentful teenage son he’s never known.Off beat and disarming, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets portrays a contemporary American family with unfailing honesty.

      How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets2012
      3,8
    • Beth and Jennifer's company monitors their office e-mail. Lincoln is supposed to turn people in for misusing company e-mail, but he can't bring himself to crack down on Beth and Jennifer. By the time Lincoln realizes he's falling for Beth, it's too late for him to ever introduce himself.

      Attachments2012
      3,9
    • L'amore non è il mio forte

      • 405bladzijden
      • 15 uur lezen

      Lindsey e Alex, sorelle gemelle. Stesso giorno di nascita, stessi geni, eppure non potrebbero essere più diverse. Fin da piccola, Lindsey ha sempre dovuto lottare per non essere l'eterna seconda. Ecco perché, a ventinove anni, quando, dopo aver dedicato la vita al lavoro e alla carriera, sta finalmente per ottenere un'importante promozione, crede di avercela fatta. Ma in una notte devastante, complice un colpo basso di una collega e troppo champagne, il sogno va in pezzi. Lasciata alle spalle la scintillante Manhattan, fa ritorno a casa, nel Maryland, dove però l'attende un'amara sorpresa: Alex, infatti, non solo sta per sposare Mr. Perfezione, ma flirta spudoratamente con l'amico d'infanzia di Lindsey, l'unico che l'ha sempre preferita all'affascinante sorella. E come se il mondo le crollasse addosso per la seconda volta in pochi giorni; ma un nuovo lavoro e un incontro inaspettato permetteranno a Lindsey di ricostruire il rapporto con Alex e di scoprire un lato di se stessa che non avrebbe mai osato immaginare. E che le permetterà di prendersi qualche rivincita.

      L'amore non è il mio forte2010
      3,5
    • The Art of Racing in the Rain

      • 321bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      Meet Enzo, the unforgettable canine narrator of this bittersweet and transformative story of family, love, loyalty, and hope. Enzo is a philosopher with a nearly human soul, and he's gained a wealth of knowledge from hours spent in front of the TV.

      The Art of Racing in the Rain2009
      4,3