T-- is used to getting grief. He gets it from his mom, who blames herself for his accident years earlier. He gets it from Mr. Lam, who suspects every kid of stealing from his shop. Worst of all, he gets it from Joined at the Hip, a trio...
Identity (Psychology)
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Author:Johnson, LeahSummary:Liz Lighty has always believed she’s too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed Midwestern town. But it’s okay - Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite...
- Author:Brennan, KevinSummary:
In this “coming-of-old-age” tale, Jack Peckham finds himself on a journey into his distant past, helped along the way by Joe Easterday, a young man with Down syndrome, and Ida Pevely, a middle-aged waitress with her own mountain of...
- Author:Block, Francesca Lia.Summary:
Witch Baby comes to live with Weetzie Bat and My-Secret-Agent-Lover-Man and has wild adventures in Los Angeles as she tries to understand where she belongs.
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Author:Margoshes, DaveSummary:From an emergency room in Calgary, where an intern hears his poorly timed joke about suicide, Zan winds up on the psychologist’s couch. But the doctor’s efforts to investigate Zan’s mental state are constantly stymied by his misfiring...
- Author:Bonnell, YolandaSummary:
Something is missing from Miskozi's life... so she goes on a search for herself and her culture, accompanied by her inner white girl, Waabishkizi, and guided by Ziibi, a manifestation of an ancestral river. Miskozi begins the journey...
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Author:White, TaraSummary:This moving tale of self-discovery takes place during the Oka uprising in the summer of 1990. Adopted as an infant, Carrie has always felt somehow out of place. Recurring dreams haunt her, warning her that someone close to her is in...
- Author:Méndez, Yamile SaiedSummary:
This resonant and award-winning picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn't have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom—a book to share, in the spirit...
- Author:White, SusanSummary:
Keefe Williams lives a childhood of neglect and disconnect, feeling completely invisible. Known only for the story of the night his parents died and the freak event that killed them, he suffers silently holding on to the one thing in...
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Author:Boon, SonjaSummary:Author Sonja Boon's heritage is complicated. Although she has lived in Canada for more than thirty years, she was born in the UK to a Surinamese mother and a Dutch father. Boon's family history spans five continents: Europe, Africa,...
- Author:Beattie, Ann.Summary:
"He'd tell me anything, anything, as long as the information went unattributed, as long as no one knew he and I had even met." Such is the deal Jane, Harvard valedictorian fresh out of college, strikes with Neil, the...
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Author:Basu, ArjunSummary:A surreal journey of a man who is searching for purpose and for happiness Joe, a 36-year-old advertising copywriter for a slick New York agency, feels disillusioned with his life. He starts dreaming of a mysterious man, seeing him on...
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Author:Thúy, KimSummary:The youngest of four children and the only girl, Vi was given a name that meant 'precious, tiny one,' destined to be cosseted and protected, the family's little treasure. Daughter of an enterprising mother and a wealthy, spoiled father...
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Author:Martin, AnnaSummary:À première vue, Jesse Ross est un homme ordinaire, engagé dans une relation ordinaire avec sa petite amie depuis l’université, Adele. Mais ce que sa copine ignore, c’est qu’il a une liaison—avec un homme—et qu’il explore sa sexualité d...
- Author:Okparanta, ChineloSummary:
Inspired by Nigeria's folktales and war, Under the Udala Trees is a deeply searching, powerful debut about the dangers of living and loving openly. Ijeoma comes of age as her nation does; born before independence, she is eleven...
- Author:Gravel, EliseSummary:
Une fille qui pète ou qui parle fort, c'est possible ? Et un garçon qui pleure, qui fait la cuisine ou qui danse ? Bien sûr ! Dans «Tu peux», Elise Gravel s'attarde à déconstruire de façon ludique les stéréotypes de...
- Author:Gaiman, NeilSummary:
Multiple award winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction following Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things-which includes a...
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Author:Slade, Arthur G.Summary:For Percy, the loss of his father and the suicide of his best friend build to a head during the last week before high school graduation.
- Author:Cole, TejuSummary:
An "extraordinary, ambitious" ( The Times UK) novel that masterfully explores what constitutes a meaningful life in a violent world-from the award-winning author of Open City New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - "Cole's mind is...
- Author:Joyal, Michael, Hemphill, LucySummary:
In this final installation of the Overhead Series, Lucy Hemphill once again transports the reader with intimate revelations on identity by exploring both her personal and ancestral relationship to the forest and the quiet sentinels that...
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