Showing titles in Coming of Age

Set against the backdrop of the protest era of the 1970s, an idealistic Brown University grad postpones law school to be near his girlfriend and takes a job in Providence as a police officer — but when he discovers corruption in the department, his determination to overturn the system holds unexpected consequences for his own life.

"The Piece of String" is a short story by Guy de Maupassant that explores human suspicion, social judgment, and the destructive power of false accusations. Set in the rural village of Goderville, France, during a bustling market day, protagonist Maître Hauchecorne, a frugal Norman peasant, notices a small piece of string on the ground and bends to pick it up, despite suffering from rheumatism. His action is observed by Maître Malandain, a man with whom he has a longstanding rivalry.

Ein heißer Sommer in Süditalien: In einem verfallenen Haus findet der neunjährige Michele einen Jungen, der allein und verwahrlost in einem abgedeckten Erdloch kauert.

Giò Giò ha quasi ventun anni e vive da sola. Ha un animo ribelle e una forza capace di travolgere il mondo. Il carattere sfidante, determinato e un intrinseco bisogno di indipendenza hanno reso difficile il suo rapporto con la famiglia. In questa realtà Giò Giò scopre i suoi nuovi valori che le daranno una volontà tenace che mai aveva provato prima. Sarà con queste donne che instaurerà un rapporto intenso, fatto anche di convivenza e di quotidianità con cui condividere un viaggio ricco di forti esperienze e di avvincenti avventure.

Understood Betsy: A Cozy Bedtime Story for Sleep & Relaxation is a soothing narration of this beloved classic, created for adults seeking comfort, relaxation, and restful sleep. Written by Dorothy Canfield Fisher and narrated by Joanne D'Amico, this timeless story offers warmth, resilience, and the quiet comfort of simpler times.

Ich war ein Echo aus Qual und Gehorsam, ein Schatten ohne Namen. Die Dunkelheit, in der ich so lange ausgeharrt habe … sie ist noch immer in mir. Ich wurde geboren, um zu gehorchen, denn ein Beta-Wolf zu sein, bedeutet, seinen Alpha zu unterstützen. Adrian Rinaldi, meinen dunklen Ritter, der mich führt, nicht benutzt. Der mich liebt, nicht schlägt. Er gab mir einen Namen, setzte die Scherben in mir Stück für Stück zusammen, bis ich wusste, wer ich bin. Ich bin Cameron Black.

Miri was whole, once. She had a best friend, once. She knew who she was - or she thought she did. But now she is a million lonely molecules, flying through the air to a new life on the other side of the world. Rome is light and loud and cobblestones and gelaterias and ancient buildings next to...

Previously published as The Empress of Idaho Bestselling and award-winning author Todd Babiak's acclaimed novel—an immersive and affecting story about a teenager's fascination with an enigmatic new woman in town whose past is catching up with her. Monument, Colorado, July 1989...

An exhilarating, darkly funny debut novel about the absurd and fleeting nature of childhood fame, and the ever-evolving desire for family and forgiveness. Lucy Gardiner felt like she was put on earth to dance. Amid the chaos of her Massachusetts upbringing—her loving, erratic brothers; her...

'What an emotional, twisty, rollercoaster of a novel! It kept me guessing all the way through.' Alice Hunter, author of The Serial Killer's Wife Sometimes the past is best left buried Since the birth of baby Joe five weeks ago, Ali Baker has been struggling to cope. Starved of sleep and haunted...

*INSTANT INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL BESTSELLER* A bold, bighearted, and riotously funny novel about a sisterhood of unbreakable women who risk everything to take control of their fates. Oxford, Mississippi, 1933. Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned...

Part coming-of-age novel, part searing examination of a community finding itself, Small Ceremonies is a tantalizing and heartbreaking debut. “I fear for our friendship, for the day it will end, wondering when that day will be . . .” Tomahawk Shields (a.k.a. Tommy) and Clinton Whiteway are on...

THE INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER! ∙ A glorious and tantalizing escape from #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune. This summer they’ll keep their promise. This summer they won't give into temptation. This summer will be different. Lucy is the tourist vacationing at a beach...

In her best-loved novel, The Stone Angel, Margaret Laurence introduces Hagar Shipley, one of the most memorable characters in Canadian fiction. Stubborn, querulous, self-reliant – and, at ninety, with her life nearly behind her – Hagar Shipley makes a bold last step towards freedom and...

In the spirit of Where the Crawdads Sing, and set amid the beauty and wilderness of the Colorado mountains, an unforgettable and deeply moving story of a young woman who follows her heart Seventeen-year-old Victoria Nash runs the household on her family's peach farm in the small ranch town of...

Winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, Toronto Book Award, and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Named a Best Book of the Year by Globe and Mail, National Post, Guardian, Esquire, New York Public Library, NOW Magazine, Chatelaine, CBC, Quill &...

New York Times bestselling author and “the reigning champ of nostalgia noir” (The New York Times Book Review) James Lee Burke returns with a powerful novel in the Holland Family series set in 1950s Texas, as the specter of the Korean War looms. On its surface, life in 1950s Houston is as...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CBC AND THE DAILY TELEGRAPH New York Times bestselling author Mary Lawson, acclaimed for digging into the "wilderness of the human heart," is back after almost a decade with...

An unforgettable coming-of-age novel that becomes a profound mediation on life, death, and lifelong friendship. Everyone has a Tully Dawson: the friend who defines your life. In the summer of 1986, in a small Scottish town, James and Tully ignite a brilliant friendship based on music, films and...

Loveday Cardew prefers books to people. Into her refuge - the York book emporium where she works - come a poet, a lover, a friend, and three mysterious deliveries, each of which stirs unsettling memories. Everything is about to change for Loveday. Someone knows about her past and she can't hide any longer. She must decide who around her she can trust. Can she find the courage to right a heartbreaking wrong? And will she ever find the words to tell her own story?