coming of age | coming of age
Nov.23.2011
Joshua has just been told the truth about the world. Namely that no one is left, except for a handful of young people and the last of the Elders, a sect of radical environmentalists who are determined to give the planet a chance to heal from human impact. They've chosen Joshua to lead a final...
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Aug.12.2011
A debut novel that is a brilliant exploration of a close, complicated family and the struggle between brotherhood and becoming an individual. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/ef6Bu2 and its author here, http://bit.ly/eWg17B
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Apr.24.2011
Elvira Witsil’s difficult life in rural Wisconsin is made yet harder when her peculiar sister, Jessie, is discovered to be a seer. This powerful YA novel from Diana Greenwood leads a family on a journey far away from home, on a journey toward redemption and healing, if Elvira can just bring...
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Apr.05.2011
DRUNKEN ANGEL is the story of a rebel poet's climb from drunken hell to reclaim the gift he betrayed and to find the daughter he abandoned. Kaufman recounts with unvarnished honesty the story of alcoholism that took him to the brink of death, the PTSD that drove him to the edge of madness, and the...
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Oct.20.2010
A fresh, funny debut novel with prep school appeal! It’s Violet’s junior year at the Westfield School. She thought she’d be focusing on getting straight A’s, editing the lit mag, and figuring out how to talk to boys without choking on her own saliva. Instead, she’s just trying to hold it together...
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Jul.28.2010
Loser/Queen is more than a book—it's an interactive experience unlike anything else you've ever experienced, where YOU, the reader, get to determine what happens next. YOU vote to decide what the characters will do and how the story will unfold. Loser or queen? It's up to you to decide. Learn more...
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Jul.20.2010
http://www.sikanderbook.com From pricey suburbs of Peshawar to war-torn Afghanistan, SIKANDER is about a Pakistani youth's rapid transition to adulthood as a mujahideen warrior. With the aid of American Stinger missiles, Sikander joins in inflicting a Soviet defeat. He finds love and marries, while...
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Jul.18.2010
Zale. Gauthier. Varden. These three dynasties...They all sound like something out of an ancient, oriental myth or fairy tale. The concept of humans and dragons helping and living in harmony with one another, without fear. To me, that's exactly what they are. A distant dream only read of, whispered...
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May.04.2010
A powerful and gripping debut novel that follows the journey of two young sisters coming of age in a secret polygamous sect where religion is distorted to justify abuse, misogyny, and the taking of child brides. Learn more about this author here: http://tinyurl.com/26bacf8
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Mar.21.2010
Author video of Jean Kwok. She discusses the story of GIRL IN TRANSLATION and how she came to write it.
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