Børn og unge: personlige og sociale emner: opvækst

15-vuotias Lotta on ihastunut rastapäiseen Jakeen. Tai oikeastaan pojan nimi on Jarno, mutta Lotan suussa se muuttuu toiseksi. Ihastus kasvaa pian rakastumiseksi, eikä aikaakaan, kun raskaus ilmoittaa itsestään.Suunnitelmat kymppiluokasta vaihtuvat äitiyslomaan, eivätkä Lotan vanhemmat ole järin innoissaan. Pian asia kuitenkin on Lotalle selvä: hänestä on todella tulossa äiti.Topelius-palkinnon voittanut nuortenromaani kuvaa teiniraskautta synkistelemättä. Yllättävään tilanteeseen sisältyy myös huumoria ja toiveikkuutta. Elämä kantaa sittenkin.Reija Kaskiaho on helsinkiläinen nuortenkirjailija, joka tarttuu rohkeasti nuoria koskettaviin, joskus vakaviinkin aiheisiin. Kaskiaho on kirjoittanut seitsemän nuortenkirjaa.

Det er århundredes varmeste sommer, da Karens liv ændrer sig for altid. Først bliver den 17-årige headhuntet af et modelbureau, og kort efter erobrer hun drømmefyren Robin. Snart rejser Karen rundt på modeljobs i Tyskland og Italien, mens hun prøver at håndtere den store forelskelse. Men selvom hun først er smigret over opmærksomheden, begynder hun at tvivle på, om modelbranchens virkelighed overhovedet er noget for hende. Samtidigt er livet i rampelyset ikke let at få til at fungere med venner, familie og forholdet til Robin.Smukke piger hænger ikke på træerne er skrevet af Susanne Fülscher (f. 1961), som bor i Berlin. Fülscher debuterede kort efter sin uddannelse i germanske og romanske sprog, og foreløbigt er det blevet til 60 romaner for børn, unge og voksne.

'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' is a coming-of-age novel by Irish author James Joyce, which follows the life and artistic development of young Stephen Dedalus. In it, Joyce explores life in Ireland at the time, as Stephen grows up and finds his way in the world. We follow as he attends college, battles with religion, engages in social and political intrigues, and suffers the embarrassments that come with adolescence, as the young poet struggles to find his direction in life. Semi-autobiographical, 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' is a fascinating insight into life in 20th century Ireland, as well as into the development of Joyce the writer too. -

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.` So opens Jane Austens second novel Pride and Prejudice, which was first published in 1813. It follows the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five single daughters. The whole town is set aflutter by the arrival of prosperous Mr Bingley and his friend Mr Darcy, and as the prejudice of the latter hurts the pride of headstrong Elizabeth Bennet, friendship, love, and strife enfold. Perhaps the most beloved of all of Austens work, Pride and Prejudice has been adapted numerous times, including in the 1995 BBC mini-series featuring Colin Firth as Mr Darcy, and the 2005 movie adaption by Joe Wright with Keira Knightley in the role of Elizabeth Bennet.Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the most beloved British writers of all time. During her short life she published six novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, that are all considered as literary classics today. Her writing is full of sharp observations on the society in which she evolved, as well as ripe with timeless irony, and a solid dose of humour. She has created immortal characters that have inspired countless authors, novels, and movies such as Bridget Jones and Clueless.

Edith Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction with this 1920 novel about Old New York society. Newland Archer is wealthy, well bred, and engaged to the beautiful May Welland. But he finds himself drawn to May's cousin Ellen Olenska, who has been living in Europe and who has returned following a scandalous separation from her husband.

Anne of Green Gables is a children‘s classic by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery and recently adapted by Netflix in the hit series Anne with an E. 11-year-old Anne is mistakenly sent away from her orphanage to live on Prince Edward Island with brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert who need help on their farm. Wild and imaginative Anne learns to find her place in the little town of Avonlea, makes friends, and strives to be the best in school. A children and adults favourite Annes tale of is one of love, individuality, and (mis)adventures.Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author. She is most famous for her novel Anne of Green Gables that was an instant hit and became a series that is still enjoyed by children and parents the world over. She grew up on Prince Edward Island and was raised by her grandparents after her mother's early death. Much like her most famous character, Anne, Montgomery had a lonely childhood for which she found relief in the beautiful nature of Prince Edward and in her fierce imagination, which she very early on turned into writing. Shes a canon of Canadian and childrens literature with over twenty novels, and hundreds of short-stories, poems, and essays to her name.