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Toibin's novel is as much a tale of one Irish emigrant as it is a look at the changing landscape of the borough of Brooklyn in the 1950s.
Radiant Stargirl. She does the strangest, happiest, kindest things. And everyone in high school but Leo hates her. Now in Spinelli's modern classic, Leo must decide what he wants more: Stargirl or the acceptance of his friends.
From her experience with sexual abuse to the influence of the Riot grrrl movement, daring punk rocker Beth Ditto traces her rise to fame from oppressed small-town girl to outspoken lead singer of indie band, The Gossip, in her raw memoir.
The transporting nature of literature is one of many reasons to read -- and one of the many reasons to pick up Shani Boianjiu's debut novel.
On the surface, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is an account of a child maturing and experiencing the pains of adulthood. And there is so much beyond that surface story.
Remember how complicated college was? In her debut novel, Harrington unites readers -- with humor and truth simultaneously -- in the very universal aspects of the college experience.
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