bildungsromans

Seventeen-year-old Mazie Butterfield leaves her family and boyfriend behind in small-town Nebraska to find fame on 1950s Broadway, but when her big break comes it means going back to the Corn Belt and facing her past.

"Ryo witnesses a lone warrior scare bandits away from the village in which he has grown up, and sets his heart on training to become like the hero he saw. He sets out on a journey to find his way in the world, and his encounters with the people he meets leads him to a true understanding of what it means to follow his dream"--Provided by publisher.

"Cadence "Cady" Archer arrives on Harvard's campus searching for answers about her brother, a schizophrenic genius who leapt from his dorm room window the year before. Eric's brilliance overshadowed Cady growing up, but she worshipped and adored him--even as he became more unstable, retreating deeper into his secretive work on multidimensional spacetime and isolating himself from everyone around him. Losing Eric has left a black hole in Cady's life, and while her choice to walk the same path threatens to break her family apart, she is driven to know why Eric killed himself. As Cady struggles under the enormous pressure that comes with being at Harvard, she begins to investigate her brother's life on campus. Soon, her prying turns up clues that grow increasingly sinister. And then, as her suspicions mount, Cady begins to hear voices herself: three ghosts that walked the hallowed halls of Harvard, eachfrom a different era of American history"--Provided by publisher.

"Conflicted about leaving Germany, Max is in awe of his new "home" - here, the heat is thick, the food is grossly delicious, and football and religion-seemingly intertwined-permeate everything. While his parents don't know what to make of an American South pining for the "good ol' days," or the people who live there, shy Max thrives-he makes the football team, goes to church for the first time, and even makes friends. When Max meets Pan in Chemistry class, they embark on a quixotic, strange, and consuming relationship. They tell each other their secrets; Max tells Pan about his witchy powers, Pan tells Max about the snake poison initiations of a local church. But the boys aren't sure whose secrets are darker, or what is more frightening -their true selves, or staying true in an intolerant Alabama"--Provided by publisher.

"[Relates] the adventure[s] of William Tyce, a boy without parents, who grows up near a river in the rural Midwest. In a glossary-style list, he imparts his particular wisdom on subjects ranging from asphalt paths, betta fish, and mullet to mortal betrayal, nihilism and revelation"--OCLC.

"Chiba-san won't make up with Takatsuki-San, and no one can get over his or her crush. Takatsuki-san envies Chizuru-san's boldness for showing up to school in a boy's uniform, and begrudgingly shops for a bra. Nitori-kun and Mako (who also identifies as a girl) decide to record their voices to preserve them before they change. And: what's up with the newbie teacher? There's another gender-bending play in the works?!"--Back cover.

A collection of three stories, featuring the title piece about the relationship between a father and his two sons, bound together by love and fly fishing.

The story of a family for the first few days after the accidental death of the thirty-five-year-old husband and father.

"Luca, a coming-of-age story, is about a young [sea monster] boy's unforgettable summer of adventures [in Italy], featuring eight pages of color pictures from the movie"--OCLC.

"A straitlaced overachiever with established career and marital ambitions discovers her boyfriend's disdain for her pop-culture fandom, before a flirtation at a fantasy convention challenges her to reevaluate her happiness"--Provided by publisher.