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Tom Lake : a novel / by Patchett, Ann,author.;
Recalling the past at her daughters' request, Lara tells the story of a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance, which causes her daughters to examine their own lives and reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Actors; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Families; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Orchards; Storytelling;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The keeper of lost art : a novel / by Morelli, Laura,author.;
During World War II, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her family's Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden. A moving coming-of-age story about the power of art in wartime, based on true events-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Art treasures in war; Cultural property; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The wild one : a novel / by McKeegan, Colleen,author.;
In this dark and twisted coming-of-age debut thriller, a deadly childhood secret that binds three young women threatens to destroy their lives. Addictive from its first pages, Colleen McKeegans 'The Wild One' mines all the complexities and darkness of young women in the battleground of summer camp, fashioning a riveting tale of secrets, shame and a harrowing reckoning. - NYT bestselling author Megan Abbott.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Camps; Graduate students; Female friendship; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lord of the flies [sound recording] / by Golding, William,1911-1993.;
Read by the author.Following a world war, a group of school boys survives a plane crash on a deserted island and creates a hellish environment leading to savagery and murder. Two leaders--one civilized, one depraved--epitomize the forces that war eternally in the human spirit.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Allegories.; Children's audiobooks.; Good and evil; Leadership; Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.;
© p2002., Listening Library,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Two wars and a wedding : a novel / by Willig, Lauren,author.;
"From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig comes a dramatic coming of age story with a dual timeline and a single heroine--a bold and adventuring young woman who finds herself caught up in two very different wars on both sides of the Atlantic"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Greco-Turkish War, 1897; Man-woman relationships; Nurses; Spanish-American War, 1898; Women college graduates;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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New millennium boyz / by Kazemi, Alex,author.;
In Alex Kazemi's debut novel, Brad Sela is living an apathetic suburban life in his affluent neighbourhood until two new friends drag him down a destructive path toward self-discovery. 'New Millennium Boyz' presents an uncensored and unsettling portrait of the year 2000 that never could have aired on MTV. It is an unnerving examination of the collision of traditional masculinity, the early internet, and irresistible pop culture that shaped the turn of the century and transformed the way boys engage with the world.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Boys; Suburban life; Masculinity;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All the water in the world : a novel / by Raney, Karen,author.;
"Maddy is sixteen. She has loyal friends, a mother with whom she's unusually close, a father she's never met, devoted grandparents, and a crush on a boy named Jack. Maddy also has cancer. Deeply curious, wry, and vivacious, she's poised at the outset of adulthood, ready to untangle all the mysteries that living holds--if she survives her teens"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Teenage girls; Mothers and daughters; Families; Cancer;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sophia, princess among beasts [sound recording] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Dawson, Gemma,narrator.; Raymond, Emily,1972-author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Gemma Dawson.In a kingdom besieged by hunger, sickness, and war, Princess Sophia must do whatever it takes to protect the people she loves, even if it means she has to confront the beasts she thought only lived in her books.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Audiobooks.; Bildungsromans.; Adventure and adventurers; Death; Monsters; Princesses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Great expectations / by Dickens, Charles,1812-1870.; Cardwell, Margaret.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xl]-xliii).After harsh early years, Pip, an orphan growing up in Victorian England, is given the means to become a gentleman by an unknown benefactor and learns that outward appearances can be deceiving.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Classics; Literary; Young men; Orphans; Inheritance and succession; Man-woman relationships;
© 2008., Oxford University Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The unbreakable heart of Oliva Denaro : a novel / by Ardone, Viola,1974-author.; Botsford, Clarissa,translator.; translation of:Ardone, Viola,1974-Oliva Denaro.English.;
"From the international bestselling author of The Children's Train comes a heartrending coming-of-age novel, set in 1960s Sicily and based on a true story, of how a young Sicilian girl defied centuries-old tradition to win the right to control her own life"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Forced marriage; Teenage girls; Women; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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