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Vera, or Faith A Novel [electronic resource] : by Shteyngart, Gary.aut; CloudLibrary;
A poignant, sharp-eyed, and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous ten-year-old daughter, by the bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friends “Pull up a beach chair: The book of the summer is here. . . . A poignant Harriet the Spy–esque delight.”—People (Book of the Week) “Genius . . . [a] miracle.”—The Washington Post “A novel you can read in one sitting that will stay with you forever.”—Karen Russell “Very funny, very sad, very sharp, and completely delightful.”—Elif Batuman “A brilliant fable about childhood, and so much more, in our broken country.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A must-read.”—The Los Angeles Times “Shteyngart is one of the best comedians in literature today.”—BookPage (starred review) A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK: The New York Times, Time, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Bustle, Vulture, Town & Country, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Book Riot, Publishers Weekly, Literary Hub, AV Club, Hey Alma The Bradford-Shmulkin family is falling apart. A very modern blend of Russian, Jewish, Korean, and New England WASP, they love one another deeply but the pressures of life in an unstable America are fraying their bonds. There's Daddy, a struggling, cash-thirsty editor whose Russian heritage gives him a surprising new currency in the upside-down world of twenty-first-century geopolitics; his wife, Anne Mom, a progressive, underfunded blue blood from Boston who's barely holding the household together; their son, Dylan, whose blond hair and Mayflower lineage provide him pride of place in the newly forming American political order; and, above all, the young Vera, half-Jewish, half-Korean, and wholly original. Observant, sensitive, and always writing down new vocabulary words, Vera wants only three things in life: to make a friend at school; Daddy and Anne Mom to stay together; and to meet her birth mother, Mom Mom, who will at last tell Vera the secret of who she really is and how to ensure love's survival in this great, mad, imploding world. Both biting and deeply moving, Vera, or Faith is a boldly imagined story of family and country told through the clear and tender eyes of a child. With a nod to What Maisie Knew, Henry James's classic story of parents, children, and the dark ironies of a rapidly transforming society, Vera, or Faith demonstrates why Shteyngart is, in the words of The New York Times, "one of his generation's most exhilarating writers."
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Coming of Age; Family Life;
© 2025., Random House Publishing Group,
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Among the Burning Flowers. by Shannon, Samantha.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT, ISBN 9781635577921. Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold father, King Sigoso. Over the mountinas, her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to usher in a better world. But the great wyrm Fyredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the first to fall.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Fantasy / Epic; FICTION / Fantasy / General;
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Azali. by Gyansah, Kwabena,film director.; Anang, Adjetey,actor.; Edjeani, Akofa,actor.; Alhassan, Asana,actor.; Gravel Road Africa (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Adjetey Anang, Akofa Edjeani Asiedu, Asana AlhassanOriginally produced by Gravel Road Africa in 2018.Thrust into Accra by circumstances, a 14-year-old girl from Northern Ghana must endure life in the slums of Accra, and find a way to get back home.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Coming of age.;
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Falcon Lake. by Le, Charlotte,film director.; Engel, Joseph,actor.; Gonthier, Karine,actor.; Chokri, Monia,actor.; Montpetit, Sara,actor.; Sphere Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Joseph Engel, Karine Gonthier Hyndman, Monia Chokri, Sara MontpetitOriginally produced by Sphere Films in 2022.Bastien and Chloé spend the summer with their families on the shore of a lake; it will be the summer great discoveries: teenage love, first desires, joys and sorrows of early adulthood.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Coming of age.;
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Alam. by Khoury, Firas,film director.; Bakri, Mahmoud,actor.; Karaki, Mohammad,actor.; Bakri, Saleh,actor.; Khass, Sereen,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Mahmoud Bakri, Mohammad Karaki, Saleh Bakri, Sereen KhassOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2022.Despite being part of a young generation of Palestinian Arabs whose families chose to stay and challenge the Israeli state after Al-Nakba, 17-year-old Tamer and his friends are just like any other group of teenage boys. They clumsily search for drugs, flirt with girls, play video games, and slack off at school. However, when a beautiful new student named Maysaá joins their class, Tamer immediately falls for her and, by association, is drawn into her political activism. Unsure of his own political convictions, Tamer must quickly determine what matters to him and what price he is willing to pay for freedom.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Coming of age.;
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Slam. by Levin, Marc,film director.; Malone, Bonz,actor.; Williams, Saul,actor.; Sohn, Sonja,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bonz Malone, Saul Williams, Sonja SohnOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 1998.Raymond (Saul Williams) is a young Black performance poet living in Washington, D.C. who is arrested and imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge. Danger lurks around every corner, but nothing can stop him from establishing his identity, strength, and voice. In jail, Raymond meets a prison gang leader (Bonz Malone) and a writing teacher (Sonja Sohn) who inspires him to use the power of creative expression to fight for his freedom and avoid becoming another victim of the racist criminal justice system. Featuring sublime poetry and heart-wrenching realism, SLAM is a testament to the importance and impact of artistic expression. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) at the Sundance Film Festival and the Caméra d'Or (Best First Feature) at the Cannes Film Festival.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.; Coming of age.;
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The Sulphur Springs Cure [electronic resource] : by Round, Jeffrey.aut; cloudLibrary;
In 1939, fourteen-year-old Violet and her parents arrive at the Sulphur Springs Hotel, drawn in along with other desperate guests by legends of the waters’ restorative properties. Here, curious young Violet strikes up an instant friendship with the hotelier’s worldly daughter, Julia. Together, they attempt to solve the mysteries behind the hotel’s luxury façade — including the cases of the brownie thief, the secretive hotel director, and the flirtatious gardener. But when one of Violet’s investigations leads her to commit an act of treachery, she unwittingly aides a murderous plot. Seventy years later, the killer has yet to be caught. In 2009, a widowed Violet returns to the hotel, now in ruins. Her intention is to solve this cold case. The scene of the crime reveals new clues and revives old memories, including that of her lost family and her own sexual awakening. Now, confronting her final years, Violet is desperate to make peace with her ghosts, even if she may be seventy years too late.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Coming of Age; Women Sleuths;
© 2024., Cormorant Books,
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The Last Verse A Novel [electronic resource] : by Frost, Caroline.aut; Nash, Joy.nrt; cloudLibrary;
""This novel is sexy, suspenseful, and boot-spur sharp."" —Eli Cranor, Edgar-Award-winning author of Don't Know Tough  Set in the country music world of 1970s Nashville, a struggling musician writes a hit song that both promises her long-sought-after fame and implicates her in a heinous crime.  Nashville, 1977: A broken heart. A terrible crime. A song the world would sing. When aspiring musician Twyla Finch arrives in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1977, the nineteen-year-old Texan is dazzled by the fringe-and-rhinestones country music scene. Live music flows from bars, open mic nights tempt with the chance of stardom, and record label execs seek the next hot new act. As Twyla finds her way in this vibrant town, she soon falls for Chet Wilton, country music hopeful and son of blue-blooded Nashvillians. When a night out with Chet goes terribly wrong, Twyla finds herself involved in a shocking crime. Hoping to process what happened that fateful night, she composes a haunting ballad that she performs only once in an empty bar. But weeks later, when she turns on the radio, she hears another woman singing her song. Twyla must decide: Should she claim her ballad and secure the fame she’s always wanted? Or stay quiet and avoid implicating herself in the terrible crime she’s desperate to put in the past? Seductive and bold, tense and unflinching, The Last Verse is the story of a woman’s ambitions, obsessions, and determination to claim her voice.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Coming of Age; Contemporary Women; Crime;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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The Academy : A Novel. by Hilderbrand, Elin.;
Elin Hilderbrand teams up with her daughter, Shelby Cunningham, to deliver a novel following an intertwined cast of characters over the course of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school. Bonds are forged and broken, secrets are shared and exposed, and the lives of the students and staff are changed forever.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Women;
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Sheikh Jackson. by Salama, Amr,film director.; Elfishawy, Ahmad,actor.; Malek, Ahmed,actor.; Khalil, Amina,actor.; El, Maged,actor.; El, Mahmoud,actor.; MVD Entertainment Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ahmad Elfishawy, Ahmed Malek, Amina Khalil, Maged El Kedwany, Mahmoud El BezzawyOriginally produced by MVD Entertainment Group in 2017.A devout imam starts to question both his faith and his own values upon hearing the news of Michael Jackson’s death. Having discovered the King of Pop at a young age, Ahmad’s teenage years were heavily influenced by Jackson’s music and fashion - much to the chagrin of his conservative father. Now deeply religious, the sheikh discovers that he cannot easily escape the former, more carefree spirit of his youth.Nominated for a People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Nominated in the Music Movies Competition at the Cleveland International Film Festival. "[Director] Salama … uses playful juxtapositions and time-jumping plotlines to make serious points about compassion, generational friction and family dysfunction." - Stephen Dalton, Hollywood ReporterMode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Coming-of-age films.;
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