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River East, River West

April 4, 2024

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In the search for fiction that takes me out of my own experiences Aube Rey Lescure’s River East, River West was just what I wanted. Alva and her mother Sloan have always been partners, the two of them ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, China, coming-of-age, cultural, debut

The Things We Didn’t Know

March 13, 2024

things we didn't

When Andrea is 9-years-old she finds herself and her little brother Pablo uprooted from their home in Woronoco, Massachusetts and left in a small Puerto Rican village with an aunt they’ve never met. ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, book clubs, coming-of-age, historical, New England

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

January 9, 2024

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Salahudin and Noor have been best friends since the first grade when Sal was the only person who could communicate with Noor, newly arrived from Pakistan. This friendship, set in a small California ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, coming-of-age, contemporary life, cultural, young adult

Talking at Night

October 20, 2023

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Talking at Night is a love story about Rosie and Will, two young people impacted by a guilt-inducing tragedy when they’re in their teens, but whose feelings for each other continue to push them ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, debut, literary, relationships

Kala: A Novel

August 14, 2023

kala

Even when it’s a tourist destination on the Irish coast a small town is still just a small town to the teens who live there—a boring place to escape as soon as possible. For the six disparate, but ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: coming-of-age, Ireland, literary, mystery

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