Bücher von Leah Johnson

Liz has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. She hopes to become a doctor and has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever. But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . .

Emotional, berührend und wunderbar queer: Eine Liebesgeschichte, die einer Krone würdig ist! Liz Lighty hatte immer das Gefühl, sie sei zu schwarz, zu arm, zu unbeholfen für die konservative, reiche Kleinstadt, in der sie aufwuchs. Ihr Traum ist es, diese queerfeindliche und rassistische Umgebung nach ihrem Abschluss hinter sich zu lassen und an einem renommierten College Medizin zu studieren. Als sie das benötigte Stipendium nicht erhält, bleibt ihr nur eine letzte Chance: Sie muss den Wettbewerb ihrer Schule gewinnen und Abschlussballkönigin werden, um mithilfe des Preisgeldes doch noch auf das Pennington College gehen zu können. Doch das ist leichter gesagt als getan: Liz steht nicht nur im Rampenlicht der ganzen Schule und muss durch das Rennen um die Krone wieder Zeit mit ihrem ehemals besten Freund Jordan verbringen, auch ihre eigentliche Konkurrentin Mack verdreht ihr gehörig den Kopf. Eine erfrischende RomCom über Freundschaft, Familie und die erste große Liebe.

Love is in the air in Serendipity, a collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer.The secret admirer.The fake relationship.The matchmaker.From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that's been there all along, 10 of the brightest and award-winning authors writing YA have taken on some of your favorite romantic tropes, embracing them and turning them on their heads. Readers will fall for this collection of stories that celebrate love at its most humorous, inclusive, heart-expanding, and serendipitous.Contributors include Elise Bryant, Elizabeth Eulberg, Leah Johnson, Anna-Marie McLemore, Marissa Meyer, Sandhya Menon, Julie Murphy, Caleb Roehrig, Sarah Winifred Searle, and Abigail Hing Wen.

From the author of You Should See Me in a Crown, Leah Johnson delivers a stunning novel about being brave enough to be true to yourself, and learning to find joy even when times are unimaginably dark.Olivia is an expert at falling in love . . . and at being dumped. But after the fallout from her last breakup has left her an outcast at school and at home, she's determined to turn over a new leaf. A crush-free weekend at Farmland Music and Arts Festival with her best friend is just what she needs to get her mind off the senior year that awaits her.Toni is one week away from starting college, and it's the last place she wants to be. Unsure about who she wants to become and still reeling in the wake of the loss of her musician-turned-roadie father, she's heading back to the music festival that changed his life in hopes that following in his footsteps will help her find her own way forward.When the two arrive at Farmland, the last thing they expect is to realize that they'll need to join forces in order to get what they're searching for out of the weekend. As they work together, the festival becomes so much more complicated than they bargained for. Olivia and Toni will find that they need each other, and music, more than they ever could have imagined.Packed with irresistible romance and irrepressible heart, bestselling author Leah Johnson delivers a stunning and cinematic story about grief, love, and the remarkable power of music to heal and connect us all.