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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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Sugar, baby : a novel / by Saintclare, Celine,author.;
Moving in with Emily, a model and sugar baby, dating rich older men for money, and the other sugar babies, mixed-race 21-year-old Agnes is drawn deeper and deeper into their world of high-paid sex work where she finds herself searching for fulfillment just as desperately as she was before.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Dating (Social customs); Models (Persons); Racially mixed women; Sex work;
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Give me a sign / by Sortino, Anna,author.;
Seventeen-year-old Lilah, who wears hearing aids, returns to a summer camp for the Deaf and Blind as a counselor, eager to improve her ASL and find her place in the community, but she did not expect to also find romance along the way.012+.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; American Sign Language; Blind; Camp counselors; Camps; Deaf; Interpersonal relations; American Sign Language; Blind; Camp counselors; Camps; Deaf; Interpersonal relations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tremendous things : a novel / by Nielsen, Susin,1964-;
A sweet and funny coming-of-age novel about a young boy whose journal entry assignment haunts all his school experiences. The arrival of some French exchange students might allow him to break out of his shell, maybe even take a chance on a new crush-- but sometimes your biggest enemy is yourself.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; High school students; Student exchange programs; Bands (Music); Infatuation; Friendship; Self-confidence;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The last verse : a novel / by Frost, Caroline,author.;
From the author of the award-winning Shadows of Pecan Hollow comes a novel set in the country music world of 1970s Nashville about a struggling musician who writes a hit song that both promises her long-sought-after fame and implicates her in a heinous crime.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Ambition; Betrayal; Country music; Country musicians; Determination (Personality trait); Extortion; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen seventies; Women country musicians; Women singers;
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Mr. Wilder and me / by Coe, Jonathan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In the summer of 1977, a young woman named Calista finds work on famed Hollywood director Billy Wilder's film set. The filming takes them to Munich, where Wilder grapples with his family history. This tender and intimate novel examines the nature of time and fame, of family, and of the treacherous lure of nostalgia.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Wilder, Billy, 1906-2002; Motion picture industry; Motion picture producers and directors; Young women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The scent keeper / by Bauermeister, Erica,author.;
"Erica Bauermeister, the national bestselling author of The School of Essential Ingredients, presents a moving and evocative coming-of-age novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories capable of shaping the course of our lives. The Scent Keeper explores the provocative beauty of scent, the way it can reveal hidden truths, lead us to the person we seek, and even help us find our way back home"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Families;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The eternal audience of one / by Ngamije, Rémy,author.;
"Reminiscent of Zadie Smith and Michael Chabon, this "gorgeous, wildly funny and, above all, profoundly moving and humane" (Peter Orner, author of Am I Alone Here) coming-of-age tale follows a young man who is forced to flee his homeland of Rwanda during the Civil War and make sense of his reality"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Young men;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The five sorrowful mysteries of Andy Africa : a novel / by Buoro, Stephen,author.;
Falling hopelessly and inappropriately in love with the first white girl he lays eyes on, Andy Africa, an unusually smart fifteen-year-old in Kontagora, Nigeria, is forced to reckon with his identity and desires and determine how to live on the so-called Cursed Continent.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Identity (Psychology); Teenage boys;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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: 0 / Total copies: 2
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