Sentences with phrase «age novel»

A thrilling and original coming - of - age novel for adults about a young man practicing magic in the real world.

I think finding a well written coming of age novel that features a female protagonist is a rare event.

Inside Out and Back Again A favorite among teachers and students, this poignant 2013 coming - of - age novel in verse centers on 10 - year - old Hà, who loses her father and must flee her home in Vietnam when Saigon falls, in 1975.

If you're surprised that Grisham is veering away from the genre he's best known for, just read Ford County, his book of short stories; Bleachers, a story about high school football; or A Painted House, a coming - of - age novel set in rural Arkansas of 1952.

The latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic coming of age novel about Meg (Willa Fitzgerald), Jo (Maya Hawke), Beth (Annes Elwy), and Amy (Kathryn Newton), as they learn about family, love and loss with the help of their mother, Marmee (Emily Watson).

The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald's lyrical, Jazz Age novel about the idealist James Gatsby — and the nature of the American Dream.

Based on the coming - of - age novel by Joe Dunthorne, «Submarine» centers on the crisis of cynicism vs. sentimentality that often faces us at a formative age.

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The director finds himself in alien territory this year, nominated solely for writing, but his adaptation of André Aciman's sensual coming - of - age novel upholds his tradition of rich emotion in elegant settings.

Breath, Eyes, Memory By Edwidge Danticat Soho • $ 16 • ISBN 9781616955021 The 20th - anniversary edition of Danticat's acclaimed Haitian coming - of - age novel includes an interview with the author and a reading group guide.

YA / General Interest: As much coming - of - age novel as mystery, and sure to latch onto teens» attention like a hungry leech!

Against the backdrop of the troubled 1960s, this coming - of - age novel weaves together a compelling psychological drama and vivid outer - space fantasy.

Bonert's coming - of - age novel captures the reader because of its historical perspective, diverse characters, and narrative through the lives of immigrants.

A surreal coming - of - age novel from the author of 1Q84.

The Inexplicable Logic of my Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Clarion, 3/7) Sáenz's coming - of - age novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2012) won multiple awards, including a Printz Honor, the Pura Belpré Narrative Medal, the Lambda Literary Award and the Stonewall Book Award for LGBT fiction.

«Starred Review.The stripped - down prose style in [this] masterful coming - of - age novel recalls the likes of Tobias Wolff and Raymond Carver.»

And yet, because the southern coming - of - age novel contains elements of Native American beliefs, some religious zealots have chastised it.

Filled with warmth and humor, this coming - of - age novel set in a Dublin boys» school is a sprawling homage to adolescence, string theory, doughnuts, and unrequited love.

The Red Pencil In Andrea Davis Pinkney's 2014 coming - of - age novel in verse — with illustrations by Shane W. Evans — 12 - year - old Amira lives in a small Sudanese village and dreams of going to school.

Introducing FAWN, a delicious new scent for the season inspired by coming of age novels — how memorable and lingering they are — and the sweet innocence and underlying sexuality of growing up.

Join me on my Facebook author page for a LIVE discussion on the third of my Jazz Age novels, Cocoa Beach.

A witty coming - of - age novel for adults.

In the classic manner of the coming - of - age novel, Harry struggles mightily to figure out his own identity and to discover and claim his rightful place in society — a society that more or less resists that claim, both innocently (in the effort to protect him) and maliciously.

After years in development, things seem to be moving forward on Jason Reitman «s adaptation of Joyce Maynard «s coming - of - age novel «Labor Day,» with professional kiteboarder - turned - actor Maika Monroe the latest addition to its ever - growing cast.

Stephen is probably best known as the author of the coming of age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower, one of the most successful new books in the last few years.

Jordan Peele's social satire horror «Get Out» and James Ivory's adaptation of the coming - of - age novel «Call Me By Your Name» have won the top honors from the Writers Guild of America.

The occasion was the New York Film Festival screening of Sony Pictures Classics» Call Me by Your Name, the film adaptation, by Italian director Luca Guadagnino, of André Aciman's coming - of - age novel.

It was announced over the summer the Swiss Army Man star would direct Wildlife, based on Richard Ford «s coming - of - age novel.

Jasper Jones (Film Movement), adapted from Craig Silvey's best - selling coming - of - age novel, is the story of Charlie Bucktin (Levi Miller), a bookish 14 - year - old boy who lives in fictional Corrigan, a small rural Australian town.

When I first heard that Andrew Haigh's next feature was going to be an adaptation of Willy Vlautin's coming of age novel «Lean On Pete», I was immediately compelled to pick up the book.

Reitman adapted the story from Joyce Maynard's poignant, coming - of - age novel.

The talented writing - directing team of Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini intelligently compress Eleanor Henderson's 400 - page coming - of - age novel.

Bruce Robinson rewrites Hunter S. Thompson's coming - of - age novel in the inebriated - buddy image of his Withnail and I, with wickedly quotable dialogue and unabashed moral outrage.

Based on Emily Danforth's acclaimed and controversial coming - of - age novel.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky's epistolary, coming - of - age novel about an introverted, emotionally scarred high school freshman named Charlie.

As students read this coming of age novel, they will have a different reading strategy to focus on during each chapter.

A coming - of - age novel and a literary thriller that weaves back and forth through time and across America, from Alaska to the Adirondacks, The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley is an unforgettable story about the cost we pay to protect the people we love most.

Werlin seamlessly blends solid characters, intrigue, and thoughtful consideration of a troubling ethical issue in a first - rate thriller — part sf and part coming - of - age novel — in which a clever, obsessed kid unearths a terrifying secret that changes his life.

But Girl in Translation is no ordinary coming - of - age novel.

Reviewer Edward Morris called Grisham's A Painted House, the 2001 coming - of - age novel, «engrossing.»

In this powerful coming - of - age novel, Georgia must weigh the cost of her heritage against her passion for flight.

Seventeen - year - old Odella, an Icelandic Canadian, confronts the secrets behind her mother's abandonment in this lyrical coming - of - age novel.

I have not been disappointed in my recent selection of Caroline Leavitt's Cruel, Beautiful World, a coming - of - age novel set against the backdrop of the late»60s.

Evison combines humor, honesty, and anger with an insightful commentary on class that's also an effective coming - of - age novel.»