Deb Caletti Bücher

Nominiert für den Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis 2023! Wenn dir alles genommen wird, was kannst du dann tun, außer davonzulaufen? Genau das tut Annabelle. Sie läuft und läuft und hört nicht wieder auf. Ihr kurzentschlossener Plan: Von Seattle bis nach Washington DC laufen – über viertausendreihundert Kilometer – einem Ziel entgegen, das sie selbst nicht recht versteht. Sie läuft durch Gebirge, Dörfer, Großstädte und Einöden, will nur ihr Herz pumpen, ihre Muskeln brennen und ihre Füße pochen spüren. Doch die schrecklichen Erinnerungsfetzen an Den Stehler holen sie immer wieder ein. Nur dank ihrer Familie und Freunde und allen voran Opa Ed, der Annabelle im Wohnmobil begleitet, schafft sie es, weiterzumachen. Von Fremden angefeuert und ermutigt wird sie zu einer Aktivistin gegen das, was ihr passiert ist. Und mit jedem Schritt, mit jedem Herzschlag, kommt Annabelle einer Heilung und der Kraft, wieder Liebe und Hoffnung in ihr Leben zu lassen, ein Stückchen näher.

A girl navigates a web of deception as she seeks to uncover the truth about her family and her own identity. The narrative explores themes of self-discovery and the complexities of familial relationships, showcasing the protagonist's struggle between the facade she presents and the reality she yearns to understand. Through her journey, readers are drawn into a gripping tale that highlights the importance of honesty and the quest for personal truth.

Sixteen-year-old Ivy's road trip across the country to get an abortion becomes a transformative journey of vulnerability, strength, and above all, choice

Exploring the intense transformation of love into obsession, this novel delves into the complexities of relationships and the psychological depths of its characters. The narrative captivates with its emotional intensity, revealing how passion can spiral into fixation. Through rich storytelling, the author examines the fine line between affection and obsession, inviting readers to reflect on the darker sides of love and the consequences that follow.

From the award-winning author of A Heart in a Body in The World comes a gorgeous and fiercely feminist young adult novel. When a teen travels to Hawaii to track down her sperm donor father, she discovers the truth about him, about the sunken shipwreck that’s become his obsession, and most of all about herself. Harper Proulx has lived her whole life with unanswered questions about her anonymous sperm donor father. She's convinced that without knowing him, she can't know herself. When a chance Instagram post connects Harper to a half sibling, that connection yields many more and ultimately leads Harper to uncover her father's identity. So, fresh from a painful breakup and still reeling with anxiety that reached a lifetime high during the pandemic, Harper joins her newfound half siblings on a voyage to Hawaii to face their father. The events of that summer, and the man they discover—a charismatic deep-sea diver obsessed with solving the mystery of a fragile sunken shipwreck—will force Harper to face some even bigger questions: Who is she? Is she her DNA, her experiences, her successes, her failures? Is she the things she loves—or the things she hates? Who she is in dark times? Who she might become after them?

Exploring the intricate relationship between love and grief, this novel weaves together themes of beginnings and endings. The narrative, crafted by a renowned author, delves into the emotional landscapes of its characters as they navigate their intertwined experiences. With a blend of poignant storytelling and rich character development, the book invites readers to reflect on the complexities of human connections and the impact of loss.

While spending a summer with her famous mother and her criminal boyfriend, Sydney Reilly, age fifteen, finds love with Nicco but her premonition of something bad coming proves dreadfully accurate.

I suddenly see where I'm standing, and that's at the edge of change - really, really big change. Eighteen-year-old Indigo Skye feels like she has it all - a waitress job she loves, an adorable refrigerator-delivery-guy boyfriend, and a home life that's slightly crazed but rich in love. Until a mysterious man at the restaurant leaves her a 2.5 million-dollar tip, and her life as she knew it is transformed. At first its amazing: a hot new car, enormous flat-screen TV, and presents for everyone she cares about. She laughs off the warnings that money changes people, that they come to rely on what they have instead of who they are. Because it won't happen...not to her. Or will it? What do you do when you can buy anything your heart desires -- but what your heart desires can't be bought? This is the story of a girl who gets rich, gets lost, and ultimately finds her way back - if not to where she started, then to where she can start again.

Charlotte's dream of a summer writing workshop in Venice with her favorite author brings the chance to investigate the mysterious poet in her family's past, meet fascinating new people, and learn truths about her idol.

Cassie is falling in love with her stepfather Dino’s brilliant young violin student, all while trying to cover up his increasingly erratic behavior, in this story of intense love, family, and secrets from Printz Honor medal winner and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Morgan lives with a time bomb, a.k.a. her stepfather, Dino Cavalli. To the public, Dino is a world-renowned violin player and composer. To Cassie, he’s an erratic, self-centered bully. And he’s getting worse. Dino no longer sleeps, and he grows increasingly paranoid. Before, Cassie was angry. Now she is afraid. Enter Ian Waters: a brilliant young violinist, and Dino’s first-ever student. The minute Cassie lays eyes on Ian she knows she’s doomed to fall head-over-heels in love with him. Cassie thought she understood that love could bring pain, but this union will have consequences she could not have imagined.