Bøger af Louisa Reid

A powerful YA novel told in prose and verse about teen mother Ruby, who is let down by all those who should be protecting her, ultimately with tragic consequences.

Hephzibah e Rebecca são irmãs gêmeas, mas muito diferentes. Enquanto Hephzi é linda e voluntariosa, Reb sofre da Síndrome de Treacher Collins - que deformou enormemente seu rosto - e é mais cuidadosa. Apesar de suas diferenças, as garotas são como quaisquer irmãs: implicam uma com a outra, mas se amam e se defendem. E também guardam um segredo terrível como só irmãos conseguem guardar. Um segredo que esconde o que acontece quando seu pai, um religioso fanático, tranca a porta de casa. No entanto, quando a ousada Hephzibah começa a vislumbrar a possibilidade de escapar da opressão em que vive, os segredos que rondam sua família cobram-lhe um preço alto: seu trágico fim. E só Rebecca, que esteve o tempo todo ao lado da irmã, sabe a verdadeira causa de sua morte... Hephzi sonhara escapar, mas falhara. Será que Rebecca poderia encontrar, finalmente, a liberdade?

When Joe and Imogen are involved in a fatal accident, their relationship comes under scrutiny as a judge and jury, and the reader, must make a decision about who is culpable

'Beautiful, brave and inspiring', Gloves Off is a hard-hitting novel in verse, tackling bullying, body-image and boxing.

'They tried to make me go to my sister's funeral today. In the end I'd had to give in ... I'd been walking in her shadow for sixteen years and I liked its cool darkness. It was a good place to hide.'How would you feel if your twin sister died suddenly? Particularly if she was the beautiful one and you were horribly disfigured. And how would it feel to be alone now if you and your sister were the only ones to know the truth about what takes place behind closed doors at home?And what would you do if it was your parents who brought danger and terror into your life? Would you dare reveal how your sister died? And would you be brave enough to find an escape of your own?Black Heart Blue is a powerful novel about the domestic horrors that can unfold within a small community - and one girl's quest to stand up for the truth.