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The bombshell / by Farr, Darrow,author.;
"Corsica, 1993. As a sun-drenched Mediterranean summer heads into full swing, beautiful and brash seventeen-year-old Séverine Guimard is counting down the days until graduation, dreaming of stardom while smoking cigarettes, and seducing boys in her class to pass the time. The pampered French American daughter of a politician, Séverine knows she's destined for bigger things. That is, until one night, Séverine is snatched off her bike by a militant trio fighting for Corsican independence and held for a large ransom. When the men fumble negotiating her release, the four become unlikely housemates deep in the island's remote interior. Eager to gain the upper hand, Séverine sets out to charm her captors, and soon the handsome, intellectual leader, Bruno, the gentle university student, Tittu, and even the gruff, unflappable Petru grow to enjoy the company of their headstrong hostage. As Séverine is exposed to the group's politics, they ignite something unexpected within her, and their ideas begin to take root. With her flair for the spotlight and newfound beliefs, Séverine becomes the face of a radical movement for a global TV audience. What follows is a summer of passion and terror, careening toward an inevitable, explosive conclusion, as Séverine steps into the biggest role of her life."--
Subjects: Novels.; Coming of age; Man-woman relationships; Radicalization; Women;
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Rally Caps. by Cipolla, Lee,film director.; Smart, Amy,actor.; Minniear, Carson,actor.; Hirsch, Judd,actor.; Bridgestone Multimedia Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amy Smart, Carson Minniear, Judd HirschOriginally produced by Bridgestone Multimedia Group in 2024.Based on actual events, RALLY CAPS follows Jordy, a young boy who is seriously injured during a Little League baseball tryout. At a summer camp, he bonds with a deaf boy, Lucas, who recently had Cochlear Implant surgery. Their friendship becomes the driving force as the pitcher/catcher duo leads their team in the camp championship game. This coming-of-age, family-friendly story stars Academy Award nominee Judd Hirsch, and Amy Smart.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Sports.; Coming-of-age films.;
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Victory at Vimy : Canada comes of age, April 9-12, 1917 / by Barris, Ted;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-284) and indexes.
Subjects: Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Corps; Vimy Ridge, Battle of, France, 1917.; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;
© c2007., Thomas Allen Publishers,
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The idiot / by Batuman, Elif,1977-author.;
"A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A novel about not just discovering but inventing oneself. The year is 1995, and email is new. Selin, the daughter of Turkish immigrants, arrives for her freshman year at Harvard. She signs up for classes in subjects she has never heard of, befriends her charismatic and worldly Serbian classmate, Svetlana, and, almost by accident, begins corresponding with Ivan, an older mathematics student from Hungary. Selin may have barely spoken to Ivan, but with each email they exchange, the act of writing seems to take on new and increasingly mysterious meanings. At the end of the school year, Ivan goes to Budapest for the summer, and Selin heads to the Hungarian countryside, to teach English in a program run by one of Ivan's friends. On the way, she spends two weeks visiting Paris with Svetlana. Selin's summer in Europe does not resonate with anything she has previously heard about the typical experiences of American college students, or indeed of any other kinds of people. For Selin, this is a journey further inside herself: a coming to grips with the ineffable and exhilarating confusion of first love, and with the growing consciousness that she is doomed to become a writer. With superlative emotional and intellectual sensitivity, mordant wit, and pitch-perfect style, Batuman dramatizes the uncertainty of life on the cusp of adulthood. Her prose is a rare and inimitable combination of tenderness and wisdom; its logic as natural and inscrutable as that of memory itself.The Idiot is a heroic yet self-effacing reckoning with the terror and joy of becoming a person in a world that is as intoxicating as it is disquieting. Batuman's fiction is unguarded against both life's affronts and its beauty--and has at its command the complete range of thinking and feeling which they entail"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Coming of age; Identity (Psychology); Turkish Americans; Women college students;
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Either/or / by Batuman, Elif,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the acclaimed and bestselling author of The Idiot, the continuation of beloved protagonist Selin's quest for self-knowledge, as she travels abroad and tests the limits of her newfound adulthood. Selin is the luckiest person in her family: the only one who was born in America and got to go to Harvard. Now it's sophomore year, 1996, and Selin knows she has to make it count. The first order of business: to figure out the meaning of everything that happened over the summer. Why did Selin's elusive crush, Ivan, find her that job in the Hungarian countryside? What was up with all those other people in the Hungarian countryside? Why is Ivan's weird ex-girlfriend now trying to get in touch with Selin? On the plus side, it feels like the plot of an exciting novel. On the other hand, why do so many novels have crazy abandoned women in them? How does one live a life as interesting as a novel--a life worthy of becoming a novel--without becoming a crazy abandoned woman oneself? Guided by her literature syllabus and by her more worldly and confident peers, Selin reaches certain conclusions about the universal importance of parties, alcohol, and sex, and resolves to execute them in practice--no matter what the cost. Next on the list: international travel. Unfolding with the propulsive logic and intensity of youth, Either/Or is a landmark novel by one of our most brilliant writers. Hilarious, revelatory, and unforgettable, its gripping narrative will confront you with searching questions that persist long after the last page"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Coming of age; Identity (Psychology); Turkish Americans; Women college students;
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His whole life / by Hay, Elizabeth,1951-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Coming of age; Families; Mothers and sons; Nineteen nineties;
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In Crow's Field. by Thompson, Judith.;
When she was eight years old, Ana found she could not speak to save her best friend, who then drowned trying to swim away from two attacking men. When Ana's family moves to Canada years later, she is overjoyed to start fresh. When she falls in love with Matthieu, she feels more alive than she ever has and slowly but surely, Ana becomes a woman who is willing to act and to speak, not matter what the cost. Judith Thompson was born in Montreal, QC, and now lives in Toronto, ON. A RADD Pick.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION; FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / Post-World War II; FICTION / Literary;
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Dinner in America. by Rehmeier, Adam,film director.; Skeggs, Emily,actor.; Gluck, Griffin,actor.; Gallner, Kyle,actor.; Thompson, Lea,actor.; Lynn Rajskub, Mary,actor.; Healy, Pat,actor.; Giant Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Emily Skeggs, Griffin Gluck, Kyle Gallner, Lea Thompson, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Pat HealyOriginally produced by Giant Pictures in 2020.An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly fall in love and go on an epic journey together through America's decaying Midwestern suburbs.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; Romance.; Independent films.; Musicals.; Cult films.; Coming-of-age films.;
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The perks of being a wallflower [videorecording] / by Chbosky, Stephen.Perks of being a wallflower.Videorecording.; Halfon, Lianne.; Lerman, Logan,1992-; Malkovich, John.; McDermott, Dylan.; Miller, Ezra.; Rudd, Paul.; Smith, Russell,1954-; Walsh, Kate,1967-; Watson, Emma,1990-; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Summit Entertainment.;
Music by Michael Brook ; director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; edited by Mary Jo Markey.Emma Watson, Kate Walsh, Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd, Dylan McDermott.The Perks of Being a Wallflower is based on the wildly popular novel by Stephen Chbosky about a freshman named Charlie who is always watching from the sidelines until a pair of charismatic seniors takes him under their wing. Beautiful, free-spirited Sam and her fearless stepbrother Patrick shepherd Charlie through new friendships, first love, burgeoning sexuality, bacchanalian parties, midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the quest for the perfect song.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, NTSC region 1; widescreen presentation, 1.78:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Coming of age; Coming-of-age films.; Feature films.; Friendship; High school students; Teenagers;
© c2013., Summit Entertainment ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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Mister Miracle [graphic novel] : the great escape / by Johnson, Varian,author.; Isles, Daniel,illustrator.; AndWorld Design (Firm),letterer.;
Scott Free, a student at the Goodness Academy on the planet Apokolips, wants to escape to Earth but falls in love with the head of the Female Furies--the one person tasked with ensuring he never escapes.013-017.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Coming of age; Love; Self-realization;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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