young men

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Stay cool

a guy's guide to handling conflict
2000
Examines various types of conflicts and suggests ways of solving them satisfactorily and peacefully.

The namesake

2004
A young man born of Indian parents in America struggles with issues of identity from his teens to his thirties.

The adventures of Augie March

2006
A young boy in Depression-era Chicago begins a career marked by failure until he finally achieves his success.

The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay

a novel
2000
Joe Kavalier has managed to escape from Nazi-occupied Prague, and now he must use his cunning wits to help rescue his family from Hitler's evil plans.

Everything is illuminated

a novel
2002
American college student Jonathan Safran Foer sets out, along with Ukranian travel agent Alex Perchov, Alex's depressive grandfather, and the family dog, in an attempt to find the village where a Ukranian woman might or might not have saved Jonathan's grandfather from the Nazis during World War II.

The cheese monkeys

a novel in two semesters
2001
A young man comes of age while attending college art courses during the fall semester of 1957 and the spring session of 1958.

The history of Tom Jones, a foundling

1991
Describes the foundling, Tom Jones, who grows up to be charismatic and generous, but with a tendency toward dissipation.

Flight

1979
Presents John Steinbeck's short story "Flight" in which a young man commits murder and is forced to flee on horseback. Includes comprehension questions and answers.

The prince of tennis

2004
Rikkai Junior High's star tennis player Akaya gets caught spying on the Seisgun Academy team as they are training in preparation for the Nationals.

Jacob's room

1998
A novel constructed of the nonlinear memories of the friends, family, and lovers of Jacob Flanders, a sensitive young man who has died in the Great War.

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