Fiction, Coming Of Age
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They Don't Make Studebakers Anymore
A Fictional Memoir by David Becker
I was born on the hood of a Studebaker . . . So begins the story of Boy, coming of age in a small town in the 1960s. From trying to understand the Cold War, to first kisses, and the moon landing, Boy struggles to make sense of his world. The...
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Finding My Way Back Home
by Norman Giesbrecht
Finding My Way Back Home tells the story of Nick and Lisa, two young adults from a small conservative community, from the Fraser Valley in British Columbia. After a teenage romance, the two meet again in 1965 as Nick is entering his last year at...
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An Unfound Door
by Nicholas Varner
In An Unfound Door, Gabe evolves from a shy, sickly loner to a thoughtful, empathetic young man as he makes his way through the turbulence of 1960s America, beginning a quest to understand the purpose of his existence and the mystery of his...
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The Lost American Dream
by Lawrence Panasci
What does it mean to belong in a country built on both opportunity and exclusion? The Lost American Dream confronts this question with heart, humour, and unflinching insight. From the working-class streets of 1950s Rome, New York, to the...
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I Am Enough
by Kelly L. Wyatt
Anna’s childhood is wrapped in the warmth of a close-knit family, full of promise and belonging. But when a sudden crisis strikes, everything she cherishes unravels, plunging her into an uncertain future marked by loss and abandonment. Anna...
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The Rabbit Kicks Back
by Allan David Mowat
In this gripping sequel to When the Rabbit Jumps, Lucas, a troubled young teen, and Jarrod, an escaped convict, are on the run once again, this time through Southwestern Ontario and the American Midwest. Both of them are attempting to escape not...
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Lost Village
by Michael Saver
A pair of brutal murders shatters the uneasy peace of the tiny town of Conawalki, Ontario, threatening to rip the community apart. For years, the residents have struggled to rebuild their lives and their community’s identity after the town was...
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Fugitive Rifts
by A-M Mawhiney
Does everyone have secrets? When four teens are invited to meet after school with a teacher, the butterfly effect of this one small event soon changes their dreams about their futures. Thrown together to form, of all things, a debate team, the...
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Reunion
by James Alan Anderson
In this final chapter of the Threefold Cord Series, the past returns once again to haunt Matthew and his family as they try to get on with their daily lives. Matthew, his girlfriend Melissa, along with several other young people, have found...
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Flame of the Void
The Star of Alastrine by Claire Beers
Dawn's journey to uncover her true destiny begins with a simple necklace—an ancient artifact with untold power. But this isn't just any necklace; it once belonged to the Serpent King, a former Champion of the gods who fell into darkness, stealing...
