Best Selling Books by Meg Rosoff

Soon after fifteen year old Daisy arrives at her aunt''s farm in England her aunt goes away on business, leaving Daisy with four cousins she''s never met--the next day when London is attacked by an unnamed enemy, power fails, systems fail, the farm becomes more isolated with no adults in charge and no rules, and yet the cousins'' uncanny bond grows into something extraordinary as time passes. Reprint.

Justin Case is convinced fate has in for him. And he''s right. After finding his younger brother teetering on the edge of his balcony, fifteen-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life and senses impending doom. Without looking back, he changes his name to Justin and assumes a new identity, new clothing and new friends, and dares to fall in love with the seductive Agnes Day. With his imaginary dog Boy in tow, Justin struggles to fit into his new role and above all, to survive in a world where tragedy is around every corner. He''s got to be prepared, just in case.

In the 1960s, off the coast of East Anglia, a disgruntled boarding school student develops an obsessive friendship with a boy living by himself at the edge of the sea.

Printz Award-winning author Meg Rosoff''s latest novel is a gorgeous and unforgettable page-turner about the relationship between parents and children, love and loss. Mila has an exceptional talent for reading a room—sensing hidden facts and unspoken emotions from clues that others overlook. So when her father’s best friend, Matthew, goes missing from his upstate New York home, Mila and her beloved father travel from London to find him. She collects information about Matthew from his belongings, from his wife and baby, from the dog he left behind and from the ghosts of his past—slowly piecing together the story everyone else has missed. But just when she’s closest to solving the mystery, a shocking betrayal calls into question her trust in the one person she thought she could read best.

"At the house on the beach, everything is always the same. Summer unspools in days of sticky heat and lazy beach walks, the family only reconvening for lantern-lit suppers in the garden with the sea a constant roar in the background. Predictable, familiar -- and easy. But everything changes with the arrival of the Godden brothers: Kit, magnetic and lazily seductive, and Hugo, intense and unknowable. By the end of summer, nothing will be the same"--Book jacket.

What if God were a teenaged boy? In the beginning, Bob created the heavens and the earth and the beasts of the field and the creatures of the sea, and twenty-five million other species (including lots of cute girls). But mostly he prefers eating junk food and leaving his dirty clothes in a heap at the side of his bed. Every time he falls in love, Earth erupts in natural disasters, and it''s usually Bob''s beleaguered assistant, Mr. B., who is left cleaning up the mess. So humankind is going to be very sorry indeed that Bob ever ran into a beautiful, completely irresistible girl called Lucy . . .

From award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes this clever, laugh-out-loud picture book about a family''s surprising newest member--a moose! When he first arrives, everyone is expecting the usual kind of baby. But right away, his family notices there''s something different about this one. Instead of two feet, he has four hooves. Instead of drinking milk, he eats twigs and weeds. Instead of a tiny human, they bring home a moose baby! With his long legs, silky ears, and sturdy antlers, the moose baby is admired everywhere he goes. Everyone wishes they had a moose baby too. But what will happen when he starts to outgrow their little home? Here''s a delightfully quirky and completely irresistible new sibling picture book about the true meaning of family and the power of love to transcend any difference.

From bestselling, award-winning author Meg Rosoff comes a gritty, intoxicating novel about a summer of unforgettable firsts: of independence, lies, love and the inevitable loss of innocence. Sharp and irresistible, it''s perfect for fans of Judy Blume''s Summer Sisters and Elena Ferrante''s My Brilliant Friend. New York City. Summer 1983. A summer internship in New York was meant to be everything Beth wanted. But from the moment she arrives in the city she feels wrong: wrong hair, terrible clothes, defective smile, too obviously a virgin. Sharing a hot, cockroach-filled apartment with a couple falling out of love completes the dream picture. Then she meets her fellow interns: ambitious out-of-towner Dan, preppy rich boy Oliver, and Edie — a beautiful, brittle, magnetic, instant best friend. Irresistible people are like gravity. You can’t help being pulled towards them — can you?

On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and flees—determined to escape a future that offers nothing but hard work and sorrow. She takes the only thing that truly belongs to her: Jack, a white horse. The road ahead is rich with longing, silence and secrets, and each encounter leads her closer to the untold story of her past. Then Pell meets a hunter, infuriating, mysterious and cold. Will he help her to find what she seeks? With all the hallmarks of Meg Rosoff’s extraordinary writing, The Bride’s Farewell also breaks new ground for this author, in a nineteenth-century, Hardyesque setting. This is a moving story of love and lost things, with a core of deep, beautiful romance.

From Carnegie Medal–winning author Mal Peet comes a sweeping coming-of-age adventure, both harrowing and life-affirming. Born of a brief encounter between a Liverpool prostitute and an African soldier in 1907, Beck finds himself orphaned as a young boy and sent overseas to the Catholic Brothers in Canada. At age fifteen he is sent to work on a farm, from which he eventually escapes. Finally in charge of his own destiny, Beck starts westward, crossing the border into America and back, all while the Great Depression rages on. What will it take for Beck to understand the agonies of his childhood and realize that love is possible?

A dog with a plan adopts a chaotic family in a wry comedy extolling the virtues of common sense. When Ma Peachey takes up yoga, the rest of the family finds themselves abandoned to chaos: no one cooks dinner, no one picks up the dirty laundry, the children are always late for school, and there is a good deal of squabbling and squalor. Ma may be off finding inner peace, but irritable Pa Peachey, glum Ava, and wannabe girl-charmer Ollie are falling apart. Only Betty, the sensible youngest child, is wise enough to see that this family is in need of rescue. Enter McTavish, a rescue dog who, true to his mission, is ready to teach this family some new tricks. Getting the Peacheys to behave will take work, but if anyone can do it, McTavish can. After all, he’s a very good dog — maybe even a psychological mastermind!

It is very hard to be friends with wild boars because they are dirty and smelly, bad-tempered, and rude.

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“[A] comic masterpiece.” —People magazine’s “Book of the Week” “A charming comedy on love, friendship, and the surprising influence of man’s best friend.” —Harper’s Bazaar National Book Award finalist and bestselling author Meg Rosoff''s charming, hilarious new novel about a young New Yorker’s search for happiness and the two dogs who help him find it—the perfect summer read Jonathan Trefoil’s boss is unhinged, his relationship baffling, and his apartment just the wrong side of legal. His girlfriend wants to marry someone just like him—only richer and with a different sense of humor. He doesn’t remember life being this confusing, back before everyone expected him to act like a grown-up. When his brother asks him to look after his dogs, Jonathan''s world view begins to shift. Could a border collie and a cocker spaniel hold the key to life, the universe, and everything? Their sly maneuvering on daily walks and visits to the alluring vet suggest that human emotional intelligence may not be top dog after all. A funny, wise romantic comedy set in Manhattan, Jonathan Unleashed is a story of tangled relationships, friendships, and dogs. Rosoff’s novel is for anyone wondering what to be when they grow up, and how on earth to get there.

Paris. August. One long summer of nothing. 48 hours of everything. From the inimitable Meg Rosoff comes a chaotic and irresistible new YA. 17-year-old Callum is facing an unfortunate truth: his summer exchange in rural France was a failure. No epic adventure, no summer fling, and his French is still rubbish. Just as he should be boarding the Eurostar home, without even a hint of a plan, Callum impulsively decides to stay (and doesn''t bother telling his parents). He only knows one person in Paris: his long-lost cousin, Harrison, an oboist. As night falls on the hottest weekend of the year, an adventure begins – involving a motorbike, a curfew, a stolen oboe, a priceless Matisse painting, at least one police chase, a climate protest and the enigmatic, alluring, irresistible Lilou ... A completely delicious, funny, fast-paced summer read from the multi-award-winning author of How I Live Now, The Great Godden and Friends Like These.

Savvy rescue dog McTavish finds a surprising way to ease young Betty’s worries about moving to a new house—and a new school—in this fourth adventure told with warmth and wit. When Pa Peachey comes home in a happy-go-lucky mood—and singing!—the family is concerned. Pa has never not been grumpy after work! But when Ma and siblings Ava and Ollie learn that Pa has gotten a new job—which means moving to an appealing new house—they are all pretty quick to get on board. Even McTavish the dog is excited to make a canine pal in the new park nearby. Only the youngest sibling, Betty, remains out of sorts—nervous about changing schools, making friends, and leaving behind the house where she and McTavish grew up. But McTavish, with his special canine senses—and his vow, as a “rescue dog,” to save the family whenever need arises—knows how to help Betty regain her confidence and feel at home again. With tenderness and gentle humor, the Peachey family returns in McTavish on the Move, the fourth book in Meg Rosoff’s charming series about beloved dog McTavish and his family.

When a camping trip unleashes a reluctant Peachey family on the great outdoors, it’s up to their savvy dog, McTavish, to show them how it’s done. It’s summer, and the Peachey family is in crisis — again. Where will they go for their vacation? Betty Peachey thinks that camping is the answer, and Ma Peachey knows just the place. But Pa Peachey is convinced that terrible dangers lurk in the world of nature, Ollie only wants to know if there are dance clubs, and Ava would rather stay home and read German philosophy. Will rescue dog McTavish figure out how to turn the Peacheys into happy campers — and get them to brave the sparkling river and scenic mountainside before they pack up their tent and go home?

When Pa Peachey becomes comically ambitious about entering a town baking competition, family dog McTavish wisely cooks up a plan to rescue him from himself. Pa Peachey has gotten it in his head that he is going to be the baker in the family, and the Peacheys and their dog, McTavish, are more than a little surprised. Stunned, in fact. Ever since Ma Peachey declared herself free of the cooking responsibilities, Betty, Ava, and Ollie have taken turns making inventive and delicious meals. But Pa thinks he can do better, even though his cakes are as flat as manhole covers and his cookies turn to charcoal. When the town announces a baking competition with a big prize, Pa is convinced he will enter an absolute masterpiece. Now the Peacheys have to decide: should they be honest with Pa and tell him his confections are contemptible, or should they support his high-flying dreams? Or could McTavish have a last-minute option at the ready?

ÅRETS ALMA-PRISTAGARE 2016 Vad skulle du göra om ett olycksbådande Öde förföljde dig var du än gick? Femtonårige David Case har aldrig reflekterat särskilt över sitt vanliga liv förrän han en dag står öga mot öga med döden. Plötsligt ser han katastrof, olycka och undergång överallt. Ödet följer honom med sin svarta blick och verkar vara ute efter honom och hans närmaste. För att lura Ödet blir David någon annan: Justin Case. Han slutar skolan, lämnar sin familj och blir förälskad i den förföriska Agnes Bee. Med en osynlig hund i släptåg kämpar Justin Case med den svåra balansen att känna alltför mycket eller att inte känna någonting alls. Hela tiden bevakad av det hämnande Ödet. Justin Case är en stark och gripande historia, berättad med mycket humor och värme, om svårigheten att hitta sig själv – och om att våga tro på att Ödet även kan få bra saker att hända.

Jess a 17 ans et elle vient d’avoir un bébé. Bon... pas n’importe quel bébé : un bébé caribou. Personne ne sait comment c’est arrivé. On n’avait rien détecté. Avec Nick, son copain bien humain, Jess apprend à accepter l’absurdité de la vie, à devenir mère, à comprendre que son enfant est un individu, parfois encombrant, mais un individu à part entière. Un être qu’il faut choyer... et savoir laisser vivre et libérer le moment venu. « Étonnant ! Archi-original ! Indispensable ! » Susie Morgenstern

Een jong stel zet een beeldschoon, lief baby-elandje op de wereld. De twee kersverse tienerouders hebben geen verstand van opvoeden, laat staan van het grootbrengen van een eland, en ze lopen dan ook voortdurend tegen problemen aan. Vind maar eens een geschikte babysitter voor een eland, en welke crèche durft het aan Elandje toe te laten en te verzorgen? Elandje is geen typische baby, zo leert hij heel snel lopen, maar heeft hij moeite met praten. Opgroeien in de harde mensenwereld is niet makkelijk; heeft Elandje wel een kans om gelukkig te worden?

Meg Rosoff reinventa el libro de viajes y el thriller en esta apasionante novela, una brillante historia sobre padres e hijos, sobre amor y pérdida. Mila, de doce años, tiene una intuición especial para percibir los sentimientos y los secretos de los demás, para observar pequeños detalles que otros pasan por alto. Cuando su padre Gil se entera de que su mejor amigo Matthew ha desaparecido en Nueva York, emprenden juntos un viaje desde Londres para encontrarlo. Gil y Mila recorren el norte del estado de Nueva York y reúnen información sobre Matthew a partir de sus objetos personales, de lo que le cuenta su esposa y de los fantasmas de su pasado. Poco a poco Mila reconstruye una historia que nadie más entiende. Pero justo cuando está más cerca de resolver el misterio, una estremecedora traición la hace dudar de la persona a la que creía entender mejor.

« C''est une chose rare, si rare... un premier roman à la voix parfaitement maîtrisée, magique, un sans-faute. » Mark Haddon, auteur du Bizarre incident du chien pendant la nuit. « Tout a changé l''été où je suis partie en Angleterre passer quelque temps chez mes cousins. Un peu à cause de la guerre, qui a chamboulé pas mal de choses, évidemment, sauf que de toute façon, avant la guerre je ne me rappelle presque rien - pas de quoi écrire un livre, contrairement à ce qui va suivre. Non, si les choses ont changé c''est surtout à cause d''Edmond. Voilà ce qui s''est passé... » Ce premier roman de Meg Rosoff a bouleversé l''Angleterre et s''impose partout dans le monde comme un texte majeur de la littérature jeunesse.

C''est en sauvant de justesse la vie de son petit frère, bien déterminé à essayer de voler en se jetant du balcon, que David Case, 15 ans, réalise à quel point la vie est fragile. Persuadé que la mort le guette à chaque coin de rue, David décide de tout changer : il devient Justin. Mais quand le destin vous poursuit, il ne suffit pas de se transformer en quelqu''un d''autre pour lui échapper...

''Een verrassend gelaagd verhaal over vriendschap.'' - Thomas de Veen, NRC Handelsblad Mij niet gezien (Picture me Gone) is het nieuwe verhaal van Meg Rosoff, die tien jaar geleden met Hoe ik nu leef (How I live now) de wereld veroverde en vele prijzen in de wacht sleepte. In Mij niet gezien gaat het over de 12-jarige Mila. Als geen ander voelt ze mensen feilloos aan en kan ze situaties goed inschatten. Wanneer een goede vriend van haar vader vermist wordt, denkt ze te kunnen helpen door naar aanwijzingen te zoeken. Maar wanneer hij onvindbaar blijft, begint ze hevig aan zichzelf te twijfelen. Heeft ze iets belangrijks over het hoofd gezien? ‘Een verrassend gelaagd verhaal over vriendschap.’ Thomas de Veen, NRC Handelsblad

The wild boars are bad-tempered, smelly, rude and hungry. They are cooking up a storm but it''s sure to be revolting.

Une famille dans une maison à quelques mètres de la plage. Des vacances joyeuses et insouciantes... jusqu’à l’arrivée de Kit Godden. Ce garçon, c’est le parfait amour d’été : il est beau, drôle, magnétique. Mais ceux qui s''approchent du lumineux Kit Godden sont condamnés à s''y brûler les ailes. Et tous ou presque, dans cette famille, seront irrésistiblement charmés.

Esta es la historia de una familia, de un verano de ensueño en el que todo cambia para siempre. En una casa soleada junto al mar, la familia vuelve a reunirse en el caos feliz de cada verano, dejando atrás la rutina urbana londinense. Una joven adolescente, la mayor de cuatro hermanos, se prepara para disfrutar los días calurosos, las cenas ruidosas y divertidas junto con Hope, su prima treintañera, y su inseparable novio Malcolm. La novedad es que la pareja anuncia que se casan al final del verano. ¡Todo es luminoso y prometedor! Pero la atmósfera de los preparativos de boda, los baños en el mar, los juegos y los paseos en bicicleta, se ve interrumpida por la llegada de los hermanos Godden, que pasarán ahí las vacaciones. Una novela iniciática y excitante, tan poderosa y atemporal que se inscribe entre los clásicos de la mejor literatura contemporánea para todas las edades. «Una voz mágica e impecable».MARK HADDON

Jonathan Trefoil ist Werbetexter einer angesagten New Yorker Agentur, bewohnt ein schönes Apartment in zentraler Lage und hat eine hübsche Freundin. Das perfekte Leben. Doch Jonathan ist unglücklich: Seinen Job empfindet er als verlogen, für seine Wohnung hat er keinen Mietvertrag, und seine Freundin möchte eigentlich mit jemand zusammen sein, der noch eine Spur reicher, organisierter und witziger ist als er. Nur bei Dante und Sissy findet Jonathan Verständnis – weiß allerdings nie, ob die beiden Hunde, die vorübergehend bei ihm wohnen, sich nicht nur über ihn lustig machen. Armer Jonathan: Er fühlt sich immer so ein bisschen wie im falschen Film. Doch Rettung naht. Und zwar in Gestalt einer ebenso netten wie patenten Tierärztin ...

Brilliantly funny teen drama from the consistently brilliant and Carnegie Medal winning author. Will it be a boy or a girl? Nothing can prepare Jess and Nick for when Jess gives birth to their first - moose. Four legs won''t fit into a romper suit and what will grandma say? But there has been a spate of Non-Homo-Sapien births round the country and everyone else is coping, disembowelled labradors apart. The trials of being a parent - A moving and also hilarious take on relationships and motherhood - with a very powerful message. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyselxic readers of 12+

XIXe siècle, Angleterre. Le matin de son mariage, Pell Ridley s’enfuit de chez elle à cheval. Promise depuis l’enfance au fils du forgeron, elle décide d’échapper à un destin tout tracé. Commence pour Pell un long périple, une course sauvage qui la conduit vers son indépendance et la découverte de l’amour... « Cette quête, merveilleusement racontée, pour la liberté, l’amour et la féminité, transforme une simple chevauchée en chef d’œuvre. » The Times « Meg Rosoff est un écrivain exceptionnel, captivant – elle fait revire à la perfection une époque et un lieu. » Daily Telegraph Dès 15 ans.

Niemandsbruid Meg Rosoff De nieuwe Meg Rosoff Op de ochtend dat ze zou trouwen kroop Pell Ridley in het donker haar bed uit, kuste haar zusters vaarwel, haalde Jack uit de wind en de regen van de boswei en vertelde hem dat ze weggingen. Al was het niet waarschijnlijk dat hij bezwaar zou maken, als paard. Op de ochtend van haar huwelijk vlucht Pell Ridley op haar paard Jack weg van haar ouderlijk huis. Haar jongste (stief)broertje Bean wil met haar mee. Samen trekken ze rond door het negentiende-eeuwse Engeland. Onderweg raakt Pell eerst haar paard en later ook haar broertje kwijt. Tijdens haar zoektocht ontmoet ze een stroper, zigeuners en een paardensmid. Rosoff beschrijft op eigenzinnige wijze het rauwe leven op het Engelse platteland in de negentiende eeuw.

Wereldwijde YA-hit Hoe ik nu leef van Meg Rosoff weer leverbaar, nu in fraaie gebonden editie. Hoe ik nu leef van Meg Rosoff, winnaar van de Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, is weer leverbaar, nu in een prachtige gebonden editie. Het ultieme YA-debuut van de Amerikaanse-Britse auteur overrompelde vijftien jaar geleden lezers, boekverkopers en pers wereldwijd. Hoe ik nu leef gaat over de 15-jarige Amerikaanse Daisy, die bij haar familie in Engeland logeert als er een wereldoorlog uitbreekt. Rosoffs debuut is bekroond met de prestigieuze Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, de Michael L. Printz Award en de Branford Boase Award. ‘De jongerenboeken van de Amerikaans-Britse Rosoff behoren tot de beste young adult-literatuur.’ Thomas de Veen, NRC Handelsblad ‘Hoe ik nu leef is een heftige en originele puberroman die schokt en ontroert. Dat is vooral te danken aan Rosoffs opmerkelijke stijl. Hoe ik nu leef is een meer dan welkom debuut.’ de Volkskrant ‘Hoe ik nu leef is een van die schaarse boeken die nog een tijdlang in je hoofd en hart blijven nazinderen. Of je nu tiener of volwassene bent, lees dit boek dat je vertelt hoe je hart nog kan breken als je denkt dat er niets meer te breken valt.’ De Standaard

Imagina el verano perfecto, lejos de un hogar en el que no estás a gusto, en un país diferente y lleno de posibilidades; viviendo en mitad del campo y en compañía de una familia que te quiere, enamorándote como nunca lo has hecho. Ahora imagina que un día estallan las bombas y que, junto a quien es el amor de tu vida, tienes que aprender a sobrevivir en medio de una guerra sin sentido. Puedes imaginarlo o leer esta novela.