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Trying to Grow is a 1991 novel by Firdaus Kanga, published by Bloomsbury. [1] The novel is semi-autobiographical, set in urban India , and is about a young boy growing up with brittle bones. The protagonist, who would never grow taller than four feet, finds his way into the world of sexuality and adulthood.
His 1976 novel Cutter and Bone received rave reviews, with The New York Times calling it "the best novel of its kind for ten years." It was filmed in 1981 as Cutter's Way, directed by Ivan Passer. Thornburg landed a four-book contract with Little, Brown and published Black Angus, Valhalla, and Dreamland.
Shine was a New York Times Bestseller, debuting at #5 on the Young Adult Hardcover list. [3] Writing for The Tempest , Hannah Rachel Abraham rated it 6.5/10. She criticized the book's writing quality, "sadly underdeveloped" characters and "largely predictable" plot, but commended its depiction of unsavory elements in the K-pop industry and ...
In June 2011 Wall Street Journal critic Meghan Cox Gurdon cited Shine as an example of the prevalence of dark themes in young adult literature. [5] Gurdon criticized the language in the novel and compared it to novels by Judy Blume, saying that while it was "probably apt" for the characters in the book, she wasn't sure that it was language that parents might want their children to read. [6]
No Bones is a novel by Irish author Anna Burns, published in 2001 by Norton. Set in a small, Northern Irish community, it follows a young girl growing up during The Troubles. The book received positive reviews from critics. It won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the 2002 Women's Prize for Fiction.
Bright is a 2022 young adult romance novel by Korean-American singer Jessica Jung. A sequel to her previous work Shine , the book revolves around a K-pop singer who faces personal and career challenges while trying to start a fashion brand .
There, a bully picks on him and then does the same to a pretty girl Nails secretly fancies. Nails’ friend Clayton Burroughs, who watches it happen, doesn’t call the police. Instead, he calls ...
Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation or A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako's Feet (櫻子さんの足下には死体が埋まっている, Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru) is a Japanese mystery novel series written by Shiori Ōta, with illustrations by Tetsuo.