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During the kissing season, one kiss from Remy or her older sister Maggie will give the boy—or girl—good luck. Or so it has been for all the Holloway girls before. But this year, Remy's first season, she doesn't follow the rules, dooming the boy she kisses to bad luck that almost kills him and leaving Remy with a cursed kissing season. Now Remy is adamant about keeping her lips to herself. But the new boy in town is making it hard to keep her promise. Especially because he seems to really want to get to know her, and isn't just using her for the Holloway luck.

Seventeen-year-old Natalie feels like a stranger to herself. Since her dad’s death, she’s withdrawn from her mom, and her best friend Marisa hardly recognizes her. She loses her job. She’s failing half her classes. But Nat doesn’t ask for help, doesn’t want to burden anyone. Instead, she retreats to an off-limits riverside forest—known as the Acres—where she snaps photos and makes sketches, seeking peace. But one night, this peace is shattered by the nightmare of a lifetime. A young woman is shrouded in a tarp. Dead.

Fun fact: Nellie Samsin has ten days left of high school, and she’s never been kissed—which is fine with her. She’s been more focused on editing the yearbook and being named valedictorian than worrying about a boyfriend. But when she has a chance to kiss her longtime crush, she hopes it will be a magical experience. Until she learns it was all a lie, a hurtful prank orchestrated by her so-called best friend, leaving Nellie heartbroken and angry with everyone involved.

Bas heeft echt geen zin in kerst dit jaar; zijn vrienden zijn allemaal druk en door het coronavirus kan hij eigenlijk ook zelf maar weinig ondernemen. Als hij op eerste kerstdag voor zijn ogen een motorrijder onderuit ziet gaan, krijgt zijn kerst een heel andere wending.

När livet vänder är en känslofylld berättelse om en kvinnas tuffa kamp mot bröstcancer. Läsaren får ta del av den cancerdrabbade kvinnans vardag som fylls av sjukhusbesök och behandlingar men också värdefulla, fina stunder tillsammans med familjen. Texten är självutlämnande och författaren vågar visa sin sårbarhet. Berättelsen ger en bra inblick i vad som väntar för någon som nyss har fått ett cancerbesked. Det är en berättelse om hur livet och vardagen snabbt kan förändras, och en berättelse om tålamod och kämpaglöd.