Ιmagine discovering that your whole life has been a fiction, your identity altered, and a new family history created. Suddenly nothing is as it once seemed; you can trust no one, maybe not even yourself. It is exactly this revelation that turns 14-year-old Adam Farmer's life upside down. As he tries to ascertain who he really is, Adam encounters a past, present, and future too horrible to contemplate. Suspense builds as the fragments of the story are assembled--a missing father, government corruption, espionage--until the shocking conclusion shatters the fragile mosaic. Young adult readers will easily relate to the shy and confused Adam, whose desperate searching for self resembles a disturbingly exaggerated version of the identity crisis common to the teenage years.
First published in 1977, I Am the Cheese provides an exciting introduction to psychological thrillers. This sensitive, emotional, subtly crafted novel by Robert Cormier (author of The Chocolate War) was a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, as well as a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. --Emilie Coulter Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925–November 2, 2000) was an American author, columnist and reporter, known for his deeply pessimistic, downbeat literature. His most popular works include I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Down and The Chocolate War, all of which have won awards. The Chocolate War was challenged in multiple libraries. His books often are concerned with themes such as abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal and conspiracy. In most of his novels, the protagonists do not win.
"Ο πόλεμος της σοκολάτας" μιλάει με ειλικρίνεια και ρεαλισμό για κάποια προβλήματα των εφήβων απέναντι στο κοινωνικό περιβάλλον. Έργο σκληρό, μα και αισιόδοξο. Δυνατό σαν γροθιά στο στομάχι. Κι όμως τρυφερό σαν τα εφηβικά όνειρα. (ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΟΠΙΣΘΟΦΥΛΛΟ ΤΟΥ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΥ) Jerry Renault ponders the question on the poster in his locker: Do I dare disturb the universe? Refusing to sell chocolates in the annual Trinity school fund-raiser may not seem like a radical thing to do. But when Jerry challenges a secret school society called The Vigils, his defiant act turns into an all-out war. Now the only question is: Who will survive? First published in 1974, Robert Cormier's groundbreaking novel, an unflinching portrait of corruption and cruelty, has become a modern classic. A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925–November 2, 2000) was an American author, columnist and reporter, known for his deeply pessimistic, downbeat literature. His most popular works include I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Down and The Chocolate War, all of which have won awards. The Chocolate War was challenged in multiple libraries. His books often are concerned with themes such as abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal and conspiracy. In most of his novels, the protagonists do not win.
Η Τζουντ και ο δίδυμος αδερφός της, ο Νόα, είναι πολύ δεμένοι μεταξύ τους. Στα δεκατρία τους, ο κλειστός κι απομονωμένος Νόα, που ζωγραφίζει διαρκώς, ερωτεύεται το αγόρι της διπλανής πόρτας, ενώ η ριψοκίνδυνη Τζουντ σερφάρει στα κύματα του ωκεανού φορώντας κατακόκκινο κραγιόν και συνήθως μιλάει για λογαριασμό και των δυο τους.
Τρία χρόνια αργότερα, στα δεκάξι τους, η Τζουντ και ο Νόα έχουν αποξενωθεί. Μια απώλεια κι όλα τα μυστικά που είναι πλεγμένα γύρω και μέσα τους έχουν διαλύσει τη ζωή των διδύμων με διαφορετικό τρόπο για τον καθένα. Μέχρι που η Τζουντ θα γνωρίσει έναν αλαζονικό, απρόβλεπτο άντρα, ο οποίος θα αποτελέσει την απροσδόκητη νέα δύναμη που θα αλλάξει και πάλι τις ισορροπίες.
Ο Νόα διηγείται την ιστορία των πρώτων χρόνων. Η Τζουντ των κατοπινών. Αυτό που δε συνειδητοποιούν είναι ότι καθένας γνωρίζει μόνο τη μισή ιστορία κι ότι, αν έβρισκαν τον τρόπο να προσεγγίσουν ο ένας τον άλλον, θα μπορούσαν να ξαναφτιάξουν τον κόσμο…
A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell
Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking. Something has happened to wreck the twins in different and dramatic ways . . until Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy, as well as someone else—an even more unpredictable new force in her life. The early years are Noah's story to tell. The later years are Jude's. What the twins don't realize is that they each have only half the story, and if they could just find their way back to one another, they’d have a chance to remake their world.
This radiant novel from the acclaimed, award-winning author of The Sky Is Everywhere will leave you breathless and teary and laughing—often all at once.
Η Τζάντυ Νέλσον ζει και γράφει στο Σαν Φραντσίσκο της Καλιφόρνιας. Το "Θα σου χαρίσω τον ήλιο" έχει τιμηθεί με πάρα πολλά βραβεία και διακρίσεις (ανάμεσα στα οποία και το πολύ σημαντικό Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature 2015).
Jandy Nelson, like her characters in I’ll Give You the Sun and The Sky is Everywhere, comes from a superstitious lot. She was tutored from a young age in the art of the four-leaf clover hunt; she knocks wood, throws salt, and carries charms in her pockets. Her critically-acclaimed, New York Times bestselling second novel, I’ll Give You the Sun, received the prestigious Printz Award, Bank Street's Josette Frank Award, and is a Stonewall Book Award honor. Both Sun and her debut, The Sky Is Everywhere, have been YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults picks (Sun, a Top Ten on Both YALSA and Rainbow Lists) and on multiple best of the year lists including the New York Times, Time Magazine, NPR, have earned many starred reviews, and continue to enjoy great international success, collectively published in over 47 countries. I'll Give You the Sun has been sold to Warner Brothers and screenwriter Natalie Krinsky is currently writing the adaptation. Jandy, a literary agent for many years, received a BA from Cornell University and MFAs in Poetry and Children's Writing from Brown University and Vermont College of Fine Arts. Currently a full-time writer, she lives and writes in San Francisco, California—not far from the settings of her novels. Visit Jandy at www.jandynelson.com. Follow her on twitter: @jandynelson or Facebook: Facebook.com/jandy.nelson.
Ο Έρικ ζει ευτυχισμένος με την οικογένειά του. Έχει έναν καλό φίλο και μια γλυκιά κοπέλα. Αλλά ξάφνου όλα ανατρέπονται. Ο Έρικ ερωτεύεται τη Νίκι. Η Νίκι είναι μόλις 17, αλλά συμπεριφέρεται σαν να ήταν 25. Και κάτι ακόμα. Η Νίκι είναι η κοπέλα του πιο καλού του φίλου. Ο Έρικ πρέπει να πάρει σημαντικές αποφάσεις. Και τότε μέσα στην οικογένεια πέφτει ένας άλλος κεραυνός. Ο μεγάλος αδελφός του Έρικ, ο Πιτ, αρρωσταίνει. Έχει AIDS. Κι όλοι μαθαίνουν το μυστικό του Πιτ. Είναι ομοφυλόφιλος.
Erick knows the family code: "Family is first. Toe the line. Fit in." At Seaville High his life is tame, predictable - hanging out with his girlfriend, Dill, and his pal Jack. Then Erick falls in love with Nicki Marr. Nicki's sort of scary. She's 17 going on 25. Every word she says, every move she makes, seems seductive - and aimed right at Erick. But she's Jack's girl... isn't she? Meeting Nicki teaches Erick about not fitting in. Then Erick learns that Pete, his seemingly perfect big brother, doesn't fit in either. Nicki and Pete aren't afraid to be different, aren't afraid to love - but the price they pay is high. Erick longs for that freedom but is caught between his longing and the safe, secure world of his family.
Πηγή: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/396157.Night_Kites What do you do when your best friend's girlfriend makes a pass at you? Erick Rudd isn't sure how it happened –– he did nothing but look. It was Nicki who made the first move. And if that doesn't complicate things enough, Erick is about to get some news that will blow his safe world apart: Pete, his older brother and idol, has fullblown AIDS. I'm a night kite, Pete once told Erick. I go up in the dark, alone, on my own, and I'm not afraid to be different. Nicki is a night kite, too. Together, she and Pete will teach Erick that sometimes it's best to keep your feet on the ground.
«Οι χαρταετοί της νύχτας είναι διαφορετικοί. Δε νοιάζονται για το σκοτάδι Ανεβαίνουν ψηλά μονάχοι τους, χωρίς βοήθεια, και δε φοβούνται που είναι διαφερετικοί».
«Όσο ο Πιτ μιλούσε για κάποια σχέδια που έκανε η μητέρα για την Ημέρα των Ευχαριστιών, εγώ σκεφτόμουν πως θα πρέπει να ένοιωθε ο Πιτ, όταν ήταν στην ηλικία μου και δεν μπορούσε να μιλήσει για την πρωσοποκή του ζωή. Έπαιρνα μια μικρή γεύση τώρα, που ζούσα στο δικό μου, ιδιαίτερο μικρό κόσμο, που καταχώνιαζα κάθε ενστικτώδη τάση που είχα να μιλήσω για τη Νίκι, για τη διακοπή της σχέσης μου με τη Ντιλ ή για τον Τζακ…Ένοιωθα πραγματικά απομακρυσμένος από όλους…»
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«Η Μ. Ε. Κερ έχει το ταλέντο να στοχεύει κατευθείαν στις αφύλακτες πρευρές του αναγνώστη, για να παρουσιάσει το απροσδόκητο. Το κατάφερε και πάλι στους Χαρταετούς της νύχτας, το σημαντικότερο βιβλίο της, που μπορεί άνρτα να σταθεί δίπλα στο μυθιστόρημα Συνηθισμένοι άνθρωποι της Τζούντιθ Γκεστ»
Η Μ. Ε. Κερ γεννήθηκε στο Όμπερν της πολιτείας της Νέας Υόρκης. Σπούδασε στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Μιζούρι. Σήμερα ζει στο Ιστ Χάμπτον της Νέας Υόρκης. Έχει εκδώσει πολλά νεανικά μυθιστορήματα. Επιπλέον, έχει γράψει το αυτοβιογραφικό Εγώ, εγώ, εγώ εγώ, εγώ (όχι ένα μυθιστόρημα), όπου αποκαλύπτει τις πραγματικές περιπέτειες της δικής της ζωής –από το πρώτο της φιλί μέχρι την έκδοση του πρώτου της βιβλίου- και αναθυμάται πολλά από τα σημαντικά πρόσωπα που γνώρισε, τα οποία αργότερα εμφανίστηκαν ως ήρωες στα μυθιστορήματά της. M. E. Kerr was born Marijane Meaker in Auburn, New York. Her interest in writing began with her father, who loved to read, and her mother, who loved to tell stories of neighborhood gossip. Unable to find an agent to represent her work, Meaker became her own agent, and wrote articles and books under a series of pseudonyms: Vin Packer, Ann Aldrich, Laura Winston, M. E. Kerr, and Mary James. As M. E. Kerr, Meaker has produced over twenty novels for young adults and won multiple awards, including the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her lifetime contribution to young adult literature.
