Fiction, Coming Of Age
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Only the Unexpected
by Jill Shakley
In England in the 1930s, Kenneth Verney is expelled from his public school for a prank-gone-wrong. When he’s forced to take a job with his uncle instead of joining the army, as he wishes, he expects boredom. Instead, he finds true delight in his...
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Garbage Boy
The High Bar of Low Expectations by Michael McMullen
Garbage Boy—a.k.a. Scarface, a.k.a. William—has had it rough his entire life. Facing off against a deadbeat dad and his mom’s abusive boyfriend, he’s had to fight every step of the way just to survive. Not only that, his family’s low social...
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A Girl's Paradise Lost
A Story of a Girl Growing Up in Love, Peace and War by Nawal Halawa
Sitt Zubaida’s idyllic childhood on the al-Ajami Beach in Jaffa is nothing short of paradise. She spends her days with her loving family and with the enchanting sea, and spends her nights reading novels, immersing herself in stories of romance....
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Rebirth
A New Beginning by James Alan Anderson
Like a phoenix, the twins Kevin and Robert and their younger brother Jonah, experience a rebirth after they barely survive the catastrophic house fire that killed their father and older brother. Now is their chance to start fresh in a new town...
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Look Them In The Eyes
by Dennis Mantin
Following the birth of his daughter, Jackie, middle-aged Zach MacIver is determined to stop what he terms “intergenerational transmission of family dysfunction” from plaguing his family. Over the course of two years, from the time Jackie is eight...
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First and Ten
by Gary J. Kirchner
What do you do when your first season as head coach has been a disaster? If you are Arne Viimets, a brilliant but controversial iconoclast who likes to discuss football strategy with his dog, you ignore the advice of your alumni, your coaching...
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Only a Prayer Away
by Gaetano J. Burtone
A single year can shape a person for life. For Michael Parisi, growing up in Staten Island, 1976 was such a year, with unprecedented highs, like celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of his nation, and devastating lows, like mourning the...
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Kunim
Raise Me Up by Delia J. Nzekwu
Set within the cultural and geographical framework of Nigeria, Kunim: Raise Me Up is a collection of not-so-short stories that examine universal themes, such as discrimination and familial discord, as well as culturally specific biases, beliefs,...
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Retail
Redemption at $8.25 an Hour by Mike Freedman
The 1990s was a time for drowning in the genre of grunge music and perfecting the art of slackerdom. At least that’s what it was like for Hunter, growing up in small-town America, the son of a successful doctor. Unlike his dad, serial slacker...
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Leave the Little Light On, Book Three: Dorchester
by Sonia Palleck
Athena Brkovich believes in true love. Young, successful, beautiful and wild, Mason and Athena Armada are a romance for the ages. They appear to have everything anyone could want. As money pours in, their lives become more reckless. Passionate...