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Woke up like this : a novel / by Lea, Amy,author.;
Planning the perfect prom is one last "to do" on ultra-organized Charlotte Wu's high school bucket list. Then a decorating accident sends Charlotte crash-landing off a ladder, face-first into her obnoxious archnemesis J. T. Renner. Worse, she wakes up in an unfamiliar bed -- thirty years old, with her bearded fiancé, Renner, by her side. Somehow they have been drop-kicked into adulthood, trapped in the thirty-year-old bodies of their future selves. With each other as their only constant, Charlotte and Renner discover all that has changed in the time they have missed. Reaching the next milestone may not be as important as what happens in between.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Time-travel fiction.; Novels.; Accident victims; Body swapping; High school students; Man-woman relationships; Proms; Proms; Teenagers; Time travel;
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The female persuasion / by Wolitzer, Meg,author.;
Greer Kadetsky is a shy college freshman when she meets the woman she hopes will change her life. Faith Frank, dazzlingly persuasive and elegant at sixty-three, has been a central pillar of the women's movement for decades, a figure who inspires others to influence the world. Upon hearing Faith speak for the first time, Greer - madly in love with her boyfriend, Cory, but still full of longing for an ambition that she can't quite place - feels her inner world light up. And then, astonishingly, Faith invites Greer to make something out of that sense of purpose, leading Greer down the most exciting path of her life as it winds toward and away from her meant-to-be love story with Cory and the future she'd always imagined.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Women college students; Ambition; Interpersonal relations; Feminists;
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Something in between / by De la Cruz, Melissa,1971-;
Jasmine de los Santos has always done what's expected of her. She's studied hard, made her Filipino immigrant parents proud, and is ready to reap the rewards in the form of a full college scholarship to the school of her dreams. And then everything shatters. Her parents are forced to reveal the truth: their visas expired years ago. Her entire family is illegal. That means no scholarships, maybe no college at all, and the very real threat of deportation. As she's trying to make sense of who she is in this new reality, her world is turned upside down again by Royce Blakely. He's funny, caring, and spontaneous - basically everything she's been looking for at the worst possible time, and now he's something else she may lose.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Filipinos; Illegal aliens; Deportation; Teenage girls;
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A short walk through a wide world : a novel / by Westerbeke, Douglas,author.;
Paris, 1885: Aubry Tourvel, a spoiled and stubborn nine-year-old girl, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her walk home from school. She tosses it over the fence, only to find it in her backpack that evening. Days later, at the family dinner table, she starts to bleed to death. When medical treatment only makes her worse, she flees to the outskirts of the city, where she realizes that it is this very act of movement that keeps her alive. So begins her lifelong journey on the run from her condition, which won't allow her to stay anywhere for longer than a few days nor return to a place where she's already been.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Blessing and cursing; Chronically ill; Diseases; Immortalism; Travel;
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Spectacular things : a novel / by Dorey-Stein, Beck,author.;
"Mia and Cricket have always been close. The gifted daughters of a young single mother, the "Lowe girls" are well-known in the small Maine town they call home. Each sister has a role to fill: The responsible and academically minded Mia assumes the position of caregiver far too young, while Cricket, a bouncing ball of energy and talent, seems born for soccer stardom. But the cost of achieving athletic greatness comes at a steep price. As Mia and Cricket grow up, they must grapple with the legacy of their mother's secret past while navigating their own precarious future. Can Mia allow herself to fall in love at the risk of repeating a terrible history? Will Cricket's relentless chase of a lifelong goal drive her sister away? When does loyalty become self-sabotage?"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Families; Secrecy; Single mothers; Sisters;
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Eli over easy / by Stamper, Phil.;
The last few months have been pretty tough for Eli. He moved to New York City and left his small town in Minnesota with his extended family and everyone he knows. He hasn't made any new friends. And his mom died unexpectedly, shattering his whole world. He misses Mom more and more every day, but Dad refuses to talk about her, leaving Eli alone in his grief. Then Eli finds a stash of instructional cooking videos his mom made, revealing her dream of being a celebrity chef. With the help of the cute new neighbor boy, Mathias, Eli decides to follow his mother's recipes using her videos. If he can recreate his mom's special dishes, then maybe a part of her can stay with him forever. But what happens when the videos run out?Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Cooking; Gay teenagers; Grief; Mothers;
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Theft / by Gurnah, Abdulrazak,1948-author.;
"At the turn of the twenty-first century, three young people come of age in Tanzania. Karim returns to his sleepy hometown after university in Dar es Salaam with a new swagger and sense of ambition. There he catches the eye of Fauzia, who sees in him a chance at escape from a smothering upbringing. When the two of them offer a haven to Badar, a poor boy still unsure if the future holds anything for him at all, they little imagine how deeply their fates will entwine and diverge. As rapidly accelerating global change reaches even their quiet corner of the world, bringing tourists, technology, and unexpected opportunities and perils, each arrives at a different understanding of what it means to take your fate into your own hands"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Homecoming; Interpersonal relations; Malicious accusation;
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How the light gets in : a novel / by Maynard, Joyce,1953-author.;
"Following the death of her former husband, Cam, fifty-four-year-old Eleanor has moved back to the New Hampshire farm where they raised three children to care for their brain-injured son, Toby, now an adult. Toby's older brother, Al, is married and living in Seattle with his wife; their sister, Ursula, lives in Vermont with her husband and two children. Although all appears stable, old resentments, anger, and bitterness simmer just beneath the surface. How the Light Gets In follows Eleanor and her family through fifteen years (2010 to 2024) as their story plays out against a uniquely American backdrop and the events that transform their world (climate change, the January 6th insurrection, school violence) and shape their lives (later-life love, parental alienation, steadfast friendship)."--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Brain-damaged children; Families; Mother and child; Siblings;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hair for men* : *a novel / by Winters, Michelle,1972-author.;
"Spurred by adolescent trauma, Louise adopts a life of hardcore punk violence until she stumbles into a job at a mysterious men's hair salon, where her unique relationship with her clientele shows her a more perfect world -- or so it seems. When that world is overturned, she flees to a marina on the East Coast, where she lives free from reminders of her past -- except the duffle-bagged ones she jettisons nightly in a forsaken cove. But on the day of the Tragically Hip's 2016 farewell performance in Kingston, a man surfaces from the Bay of Fundy, rousing long-dormant urges and giving Louise an unexpected gift: the chance to make things right. Funny, warm, and furious, Hair for Men is a subversive exploration of gender, forgiveness, and chucking convention."--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Beauty shops; Coming of age; Women;
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The black flamingo / by Atta, Dean.;
Includes Internet addresses."Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican--but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs--and the Black Flamingo is born. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the layers of identity that make us who we are--and allow us to shine"--FantasticFiction.com.LSCStonewall Book Award, Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award, 2020.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels in verse.; Gay teenagers; Racially mixed people; Gay men; Female impersonators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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