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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 ...
Ann Rinaldi (August 27, 1934 – July 1, 2021) [1] was an American journalist and young adult fiction author. [2] She was best known for her historical fiction, including In My Father's House, The Last Silk Dress, An Acquaintance with Darkness, A Break with Charity, Numbering All The Bones and Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons.
Beautiful Redemption is a 2012 young adult novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl and the final book in the Caster Chronicles series. [1]The book was released on October 23, 2012 by Little, Brown and Company and focuses on Lena's attempts to bring Ethan back from the dead and to deal with the aftermath of his death.
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 ...
On November/December 2009 issue of Bookmarks, the book received a (3.5 out of 5) based on critic reviews a summary saying, "Perhaps Entertainment Weekly summed it up best by stating that Nocturnes, by any other writer, would be praiseworthy; by a celebrated author like Ishiguro, it can best be likened to a minor work from a master composer".
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.