Books with title Fragile

The debut novel from a publishing industry veteran tells the "thought-provoking and heartbreaking" story of friendship, love, and the struggles of finding yourself.17-year-old Ava Collins grew up constantly reminded that she wasn't - and couldn't - be normal. A deaf student in public high school, her entire life was spent feeling like she needed to be 'fixed', but it wasn't until she met Theo De Vries that she learned the truth. Ava is learning that her life is her choice, that she gets to decide what she wants from her future, and that maybe we're all a little bit broken. And normal? Well, normal is whatever you decide.

Her heart, as delicate as glass. His love, as strong as steel. Can either survive life and death? Hardy Bradford is an eighteen year old football phenomenon who has the girl, the school, the town and the future in the palm of his hand. His life is all mapped out for him, right down to who he’ll marry and how he’ll become a professional football player. It doesn't seem to matter that Hardy would’ve chosen a much different life if it was up to him. But it's not. At least not until his miracle comes along. The first time Hardy laid eyes on Miracle St. James, he didn’t know who she was, but he knew she was something different and that he’d never get her out of his head. And he didn’t. Now, months later, Hardy’s world is turned upside down when Miracle shows up in his class, stealing his heart and forever changing the course of his life. Miracle’s sick. Very sick. And Hardy might be losing the only thing in his life that has ever mattered. How much is too much to sacrifice for the one you love? For just a little more time? For just one more chance? Can Hardy be the hero Miracle needs? Or is it Hardy that needs saving?**Contains mature subject matter. May not be suitable for younger readers.**About Michelle: I love coffee and chocolate, even more so when they are combined. I'm convinced that one day they could be the basis for world peace. I also love the color red and am seriously considering dying my hair.

Fans of John Green, Ellen Hopkins, and Laurie Halse Anderson will love Fragile. A painful powerful read, Fragile offers an intense look into the lives of two girls with eating disorders. In clear, gut-wrenching prose, Katherine and Carol take turns narrating their story of destructive behaviors that control their every thought. It started with a candy bar.One minute Katherine was sitting on the couch watching cartoons, about to eat a Snickers.The next she was running to the bathroom and shoving two fingers down her throat and throwing up.Katherine doesn't know how her eating disorder started; was it curiosity, a jealous competition with her best friend Carol to see who would be the smallest, or was it something else? All she knows is that she dropped six sizes in five months after her grandmother tried to file for custody of her after her parents divorced when she was at her lowest weight.Katherine feels like she has lost control over her life and the only thing she believes she can control is what she eats. It became easier and easier for her to lie to her dad and say that she had eaten, to lie to herself and say she was full, or to just not eat at all.At 95 pounds she doesn't feel like a size zero. She still feels fat. When she looks in the mirror she can all she sees is an ocean of fat hanging off of her body even though no one else can see it. Katherine doesn't see food as food. She only sees the calories it contains.Katherine is stuck in a rut in life. And now she's trapped in the small town of Deer's Run New York. Life in Deer's Run is a nightmare come true. Her grandmother has the school nurse, teachers, and lunchroom attendants watch Katherine at lunch, when she goes to the bathroom, and challenges her constantly to eat the foods she's spent half of her life avoiding.Katherine has planned to stay in Deer's Run for her sophomore year. But what he Dad doesn't know is that Katherine only plans on staying long enough to convince her Dad and more importantly her grandmother that she is healthy. Healthy enough to avoid being shipped back to the Rosewood Inpatient Clinic for Eating Disorders, a treatment center for girls like her--girls with eating disorders.After her her former best friend Carol commits suicide death, Katherine listens to the messages that Carol left her. Listening to these messages, Carol's unlikely suicide note, Katherine discovers how everything is connected and how the smallest acts caused the biggest ripples. How each story, each person who touched her life pushed her to her death. Revealing the subtle cruelties of teenagers, from bullying, to rumors, to rape, Carolexplains herself, her pain, her story. Most of the novel takes place in Katherine's head, as she listens to Carol's voice and to the ugly voice in her head, telling her not to eat. To starve, and to purge which she does in chilling detail.As the trauma of Carol's death coupled with Katherine's strained relationship with her parents and grandmother makes her tighten her grip on her eating disorder. To control something as her world seemingly collapses all around her. Fragile is a gut-wrenching read and a peek into a world where everything is connected and everything comes full circle.Donoghue has created an intriguing character study into the minds of people who make difficult, unimaginable choices. A dark, gritty read from a talented new author.

A GOD OF WAR SEEKING RESTORATION.AN UNWILLING SACRIFICIAL BRIDE.BETRAYAL THAT COULD DESTROY THEM BOTH.“Every fiber of my being is woven from the rage of mortals.”Theodric, the young God of War, has a talent for inciting conflict and bloodshed. After being stripped of his powers by his older brother, King of Gods, he sets out to instigate a mortal war to prove himself worthy of being restored to power.“I loved Kisk once; it was my home… But that was before. This is now.”Sixteen-year-old Cassia, like many in the modern era, believes gods and goddesses to be just a myth. Enemy to her country and an orphan of the war, she has no time for fairy tales. That’s until religious zealots from Theo’s sect offer her up as a sacrifice.Can Cassia and Theo end the mortal war and return balance to the earth and heavens? Or, will their game of fate lead down a path of destruction, betrayal, and romance neither of them saw coming?

Her heart, as delicate as glass. His love, as strong as steel. Can either survive life and death? Hardy Bradford is an eighteen year old football phenomenon who has the girl, the school, the town and the future in the palm of his hand. His life is all mapped out for him, right down to who he’ll marry and how he’ll become a professional football player. It doesn't seem to matter that Hardy would’ve chosen a much different life if it was up to him. But it's not. At least not until his miracle comes along. The first time Hardy laid eyes on Miracle St. James, he didn’t know who she was, but he knew she was something different and that he’d never get her out of his head. And he didn’t. Now, months later, Hardy’s world is turned upside down when Miracle shows up in his class, stealing his heart and forever changing the course of his life. Miracle’s sick. Very sick. And Hardy might be losing the only thing in his life that has ever mattered. How much is too much to sacrifice for the one you love? For just a little more time? For just one more chance? Can Hardy be the hero Miracle needs? Or is it Hardy that needs saving?

The second book in the award-winning YA fantasy series Mortal Enchantment. Discover a world of elemental powers, courage, duty, sacrifice, forbidden romance and a war for the very elements of life.Rumors of King Taron's weakened powers have left the air court vulnerable. Kalin is desperate to awaken her akasha powers. Tension within the court is at an all-time high. The pressure is mounting for her to ascend to the throne, but a halfling has never ruled over any court. The council has advised her to marry Sebastian, a high ranking air elemental she's never met, to solidify her position.Rowan and Marcus return to a fire court in turmoil. Liana's death has fueled the fire elementals distrust of the other courts. The unbalanced elements have set off natural disasters all over the mortal world. Rowan takes the throne to restore balance, promising to unite the fire court. But not all elementals are happy with his leadership. Many are secretly loyal to Valac, which means Rowan needs to find allies for his cause.Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas."Mortal Enchantment spins a unique twist on elemental mythology. This series is not to be missed." Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Editorial Note: This is the 2019 Updated Edition

The debut novel from a publishing industry veteran tells the "thought-provoking and heartbreaking" story of friendship, love, and the struggles of finding yourself. 17-year-old Ava Collins grew up constantly reminded that she wasn't – and couldn’t – be normal. A deaf student in public high school, her entire life was spent feeling like she needed to be 'fixed', but it wasn’t until she met Theo De Vries that she learned the truth. Ava is learning that her life is her choice, that she gets to decide what she wants from her future, and that maybe we're all a little bit broken. And normal? Well, normal is whatever you decide.

A god of war seeking restoration.An unwilling sacrificial bride.Betrayal that could destroy them both.Theodric, the young God of War, has a talent for inciting conflict and bloodshed. After being stripped of his powers by his older brother, King of Gods, he sets out to instigate a mortal war to prove himself worthy of being restored.Sixteen-year-old Cassia, like many in the modern era, believes gods and goddesses are just a myth. Enemy to her country and an orphan of the war, she has no time for fairy tales. That is, until religious zealots from Theo’s sect offer her up as a sacrifice.Can Cassia and Theo end the mortal war and return balance to the earth and heavens? Or, will their game of fate lead down a path of destruction, betrayal, and romance neither of them saw coming?

When I'm asleep, I'm afraid someone else might take my place. It can happen in a flash. One minute she’s kissing her boyfriend, the next she’s lost in the woods. Sixteen-year-old Ellie Cox is losing time. It started out small…forgetting a drive home or a conversation with a friend. But her blackouts are getting worse, more difficult to disguise as forgetfulness. When Ellie goes missing for three days, waking up in the apartment of a mysterious guy—a guy who is definitely not her boyfriend—her life starts to spiral out of control. Perched on the edge of insanity, with horrific memories of her childhood leaking in, Ellie struggles to put together the pieces of what she’s lost—starting with the name haunting her, Gwen. Heartbreakingly beautiful and intimately drawn, this poignant story follows one girl’s harrowing journey to finding out who she really is.

The second book in the award-winning YA fantasy series Mortal Enchantment. Discover a world of elemental powers, courage, duty, sacrifice, forbidden romance and a war for the very elements of life.Rumors of King Taron's weakened powers have left the air court vulnerable. Kalin is desperate to awaken her akasha powers. Tension within the court is at an all-time high. The pressure is mounting for her to ascend to the throne, but a halfling has never ruled over any court. The council has advised her to marry Sebastian, a high ranking air elemental she's never met, to solidify her position.Rowan and Marcus return to a fire court in turmoil. Liana's death has fueled the fire elementals distrust of the other courts. The unbalanced elements have set off natural disasters all over the mortal world. Rowan takes the throne to restore balance, promising to unite the fire court. But not all elementals are happy with his leadership. Many are secretly loyal to Valac, which means Rowan needs to find allies for his cause.Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas."Mortal Enchantment spins a unique twist on elemental mythology. This series is not to be missed." Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Editorial Note: This is the 2019 Updated Edition

A GOD OF WAR SEEKING RESTORATION.AN UNWILLING SACRIFICIAL BRIDE.BETRAYAL THAT COULD DESTROY THEM BOTH.“Every fiber of my being is woven from the rage of mortals.”Theodric, the young God of War, has a talent for inciting conflict and bloodshed. After being stripped of his powers by his older brother, King of Gods, he sets out to instigate a mortal war to prove himself worthy of being restored to power.“I loved Kisk once; it was my home… But that was before. This is now.”Sixteen-year-old Cassia, like many in the modern era, believes gods and goddesses to be just a myth. Enemy to her country and an orphan of the war, she has no time for fairy tales. That’s until religious zealots from Theo’s sect offer her up as a sacrifice.Can Cassia and Theo end the mortal war and return balance to the earth and heavens? Or, will their game of fate lead down a path of destruction, betrayal, and romance neither of them saw coming?

The second book in the award-winning YA fantasy series Mortal Enchantment. Discover a world of elemental powers, courage, duty, sacrifice, forbidden romance and a war for the very elements of life.Rumors of King Taron's weakened powers have left the air court vulnerable. Kalin is desperate to awaken her akasha powers, except she doesn't know how. Tension within the court is at an all-time high. Pressure is mounting for her to ascend to the throne, but a halfling has never ruled over any court. The council has advised her to marry Sebastian, a high ranking air elemental she's never met, to solidify her position.Rowan and Marcus return to a fire court in turmoil. Liana's death has fueled the fire elementals' distrust against the air and woodland courts. The unbalanced elements have set off natural disasters all over the mortal world. Rowan takes the throne to restore balance, promising to unite the fire court. But not all elementals are happy with his leadership. Many are secretly loyal to Valac, which means Rowan needs to find allies for his cause.Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas."Mortal Enchantment spins a unique twist on elemental mythology. This series is not to be missed." Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author