young men

A young American writer meets his neighbors, Jewish Nathan and Polish Sophie who reveals a very painful secret from her Holocaust past and an encounter with terrible evil.

"They say L?on Delafosse will be France's next great pianist. But despite his being the youngest student ever accepted into the prestigious Paris Conservatory, there's no way an impoverished musician can make his way in 1890s Paris without an outside patron. Young gossip columnist Marcel Proust takes L?on under his wing, and the boys game their way through an extravagant new world. When the larger-than-life Count Robert de Montesquiou-F?zensac offers his patronage, L?on's dreams are made real. But the closer he gets to becoming France's next great thing, the further he strays from his old country life he shared with his family and his best friend F?lix . . . a boy he might love. With each choice L?on makes, he must navigate a fine line between two worlds--or risk losing them both"--Provided by publisher.

Human boy Nekota is adopted into a family of anthropomorphic cats and though his life is weird, he is loved unconditionally by his younger sister Neneko.

"Three young men-- Flinch, Bryce, and Rupert-- have vandalized their community. They are sent by its Elders to live nine months on the land as part of the circle sentencing process. There, the young men learn to take responsibility for their actions and acquire the humility required to return home. But will they be forgiven for what they've done?--Back cover.

In the early twentieth century, a small town is rapidly transformed into a bustling, money-making nest of competitors overrun by a group of greedy men.

"[Presents a story about] Tetsuya, a man once famous for his prodigious gifts with a bow and arrow but who has since retired from public life, the challenger who comes searching for him, and the boy who observes their competition. Afterward, the boy has many questions, and in answering them Tetsuya illustrates the way of the bow and the tenets of a meaningful life"--Jacket flap.

Presents the 1925 novel about Clyde Griffiths, an impoverished young man whose dreams of self-betterment lead him to commit a horrible murder.

"Kohei is a college student who, because of his hearing loss, tends to distance himself from others. His attitude starts to change after he crosses paths with an ever-optimistic classmate named Taichi. And over time, the two begin to develop feelings for each other. As the story continues, the pair tries to balance their budding relationship alongside Taichi's inspiring new career and Kohei's continued studies at school. But the harder they try to make things work, the more misunderstandings they seem to encounter"--Back cover.

Young Tristan Thorn, having lost his heart to the lovely but cold Victoria Forester, leaves the safe English town of Wall and sets out into a strange world on a quest to retrieve a fallen star he has promised to his beloved.

After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy.