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Bad habit : a novel / by Portero, Alana,author.; Lethem, Mara,translator.; translation of:Portero, Alana.Mala costumbre.English.;
Trapped in a working-class Madrid slum in the 1980s, a woman navigates the local party scene involving heroin and disco while searching for belonging in a potentially violent world where every choice can be fatal.
Subjects: Transgender fiction.; Queer fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Transgender women; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Elphie : a Wicked childhood / by Maguire, Gregory,author.; prequel to:Maguire, Gregory.Wicked.;
"What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked? Almost 30 years after publication of the original novel, for the first time Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie, the future Wicked Witch of the West"--
Subjects: Witch fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Families; Magic; Oz (Imaginary place); Witches;
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The stone home : a novel / by Kim, Crystal Hana,1987-author.;
"A hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center-a stunning work of great emotional power from the critically acclaimed author of If You Leave Me"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Brothers; Control (Psychology); Mothers and daughters; Reformatories; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Turtle House : a novel / by Churchill, Amanda,author.;
In 1999 Texas, Lia Cope, when her grandmother Mineko moves in, connects with her over stories of the Turtle House in Japan and the secrets they both carry, and when Mineko is forced to live in an assisted living community, she and Lia devise a plan to bring a beloved lost place to life.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Grandparent and child; Japanese American women; Secrecy; War brides; Women architects;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The sorcerer of Pyongyang : a novel / by Theroux, Marcel,1968-author.;
When the discovery of The Dungeon Master's Guide draws him into a colorful new world, ten-year-old Jun-su, with the help of an English-speaking teacher, deciphers the rules of this famous role-playing game, which sweeps him away from the harsh reality of a famine-stricken North Korea.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Dungeons and Dragons (Game); Imagination in children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hey, good luck out there / by Toews, Georgia,author.;
Subversive, captivating and vividly attuned to both the extraordinary and the mundane, Georgia Toews' debut novel is an unvarnished and intoxicating reckoning with the terror of addiction and hope of recovery. 'Hey, Good Luck Out There' is a tender portrait of a young woman in search of herself within the wreckage of her youth.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Addicts; Recovering alcoholics; Rehabilitation centers; Substance abuse; Women alcoholics; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Emma / by Austen, Jane,1775-1817,author.;
"Emma is wealthy, beautiful, accomplished and a self-proclaimed matchmaker. When Emma meets Harriet Smith, a young girl of unknown parentage, Emma is convinced she can find Harriet a suitable husband. But, in her quest to find Harriet the perfect match, Emma jeopardizes Harriet's happiness and, much to her surprise, her own happiness too."--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Woodhouse, Emma (Fictitious character); Fathers and daughters; Female friendship; Mate selection; Young women;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Which side are you on : a novel / by Wong, Ryan Lee,author.;
Twenty-one-year-old activist Reed, determined to devote himself to the Black Lives Matter movement, is challenged by his mother, once the leader of a Korean-Black coalition, to rethink his outrage, and along with it, what it means to be an organizer, a student, an ally, an American and a son.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Political fiction.; Novels.; Asian American men; Asian Americans; College students; Mothers and sons; Political activists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Amy & Lan : a novel / by Jones, Sadie,author.;
"A captivating coming of age story told by Amy and Lan, two children whose journey from innocence to moving experience is shaped by their families' attempt at the pastoral dream on a farm, deep in the English countryside"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Children; Communal living; Communities; Country life; Families; Farm life; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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City of night birds : a novel / by Kim, Juhea,author.;
"A once famous ballerina faces a final choice-to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or to walk away forever-in this incandescent novel of redemption and love"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Absentee fathers; Ballerinas; Ballet dancers; Ballet; Ballet; Dancers; Homecoming; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Substance abuse;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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