Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine (Barakat Ibtisam)(Paperback)

Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine (Barakat Ibtisam)(Paperback)

From award-winning Palestinian author Ibtisam Barakat comes a touching account of coming of age against a backdrop of political turmoil in the Middle East. Picking up where Ibtisam Barakat's first memoir, Tasting the Sky, left off, Balcony on the Moon follows her through her childhood and

Novice Dragoneer (Knight E. E.)(Paperback)

In the first book in an exciting new coming-of-age fantasy series from the author of the Age of Fire series, an impoverished girl enters into a military order of dragonriders, but her path won't be as easy or as straightforward as she expected. Fourteen-year-old Ileth grew up in an orphanage, and

The Southpaw (Harris Mark)(Paperback)

The Southpaw is a story about coming of age in America by way of the baseball diamond. Lefthander Henry Wiggen, six feet three, a hundred ninety-five pounds, and the greatest pitcher going, grows to manhood in a right-handed world. From his small-town beginnings to the top of the game, Henry finds

Norwegian Wood (Murakami Haruki)(Paperback)

From the bestselling author of Kafka on the Shore: A magnificent coming-of-age story steeped in nostalgia, 'a masterly novel' (The New York Times Book Review) blending the music, the mood, and the ethos that were the sixties with a young man's hopeless and heroic first love. Toru, a serious young

Novacene - The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence (Lovelock James)(Paperback / softback)

Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood (Barakat Ibtisam)(Paperback)

'When a war ends it does not go away,' my mother says.'It hides inside us . . . Just forget!' But I do not want to do what Mother says . . . I want to remember. In this groundbreaking memoir set in Ramallah during the aftermath of the 1967 Six-Day War, Ibtisam Barakat captures what it is like to be

The Second Coming of the New Age: The Hidden Dangers of Alternative Spirituality in Contemporary America and Its Churches (Peck Josh)(Paperback)

Color Me in (Daz Natasha)(Paperback)

A powerful coming-of-age novel, pulled from personal experience, about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious intolerance that can both strain a family to the breaking point and strengthen its bonds. Growing up in an affluent suburb of New York

Abigail (Szabo Magda)(Paperback)

From the author of The Door, a beloved coming-of-age tale set in WWII-era Hungary.Abigail, the story of a headstrong teenager growing up during World War II, is the most beloved of Magda Szab 's books in her native Hungary. Gina is the only child of a general, a widower who has long been happy to

Lucy (Kincaid Jamaica)(Paperback)

The coming-of-age story of one of Jamaica Kincaid's most admired creations--newly available in paperback Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to North America to work as an au pair for Lewis and Mariah and their four children. Lewis and Mariah are a thrice-blessed couple--handsome,

With This Night (Goldberg Leah)(Paperback)

When she arrived in Palestine in 1935 at the age of twenty-four, Leah Goldberg was already known as a significant emerging poet in contemporary Hebrew literature. Today, mention of her name is apt to evoke a nostalgic sigh among Israelis who have grown up hearing her poems read, quoted,

Salvation Army (Taia Abdellah)(Paperback)

An autobiographical coming-of-age novel by the the 'only gay man' in Morocco.An autobiographical novel by turn na ve and cunning, funny and moving, this most recent work by Moroccan expatriate Abdellah Ta a is a major addition to the new French literature emerging from the North African Arabic

Devoured (Mackmin Anna)(Paperback / softback)

A coming of age novel set in early 1970's

Bone Talk (Gourlay Candy)(Paperback / softback)

A coming of age story set in a remote village in the Philippines, about growing up, discovering yourself and the impact of colonialism on native peoples and their

Notes of a Crocodile (Miaojin Qiu)(Paperback)

The English-language premiere of Qiu Miaojin's coming-of-age novel about queer teenagers in Taiwan, a cult classic in China and winner of the 1995 China Times Literature Award. An NYRB Classics Original Set in the post-martial-law era of late-1980s Taipei, Notes of a Crocodile is a coming-of-age

Sisters of Gold (Murray Annie)(Paperback / softback)

A powerful coming-of-age tale set in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, by the top ten bestseller Annie

Winter of the Witch (Arden Katherine)(Paperback / softback)

A magical and captivating coming of age novel set in medieval Russia - perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.One girl can make a difference...Moscow is in flames, leaving its people searching for answers - and someone to blame. Vasilisa, a

Hey, Girl! (Rooney Rachel)(Paperback)

A teenage girl travels the path to her future in this powerful coming-of-age collection. The poems explore the comfort of books, awe at the night sky, playground tricks and friendships, and first love conundrums. There are worries, anxieties and questioning thoughts--but there's also courage,

The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee's Story (Hosler Jay)(Paperback)

'A wonderful graphic novel.'--Neil GaimanExperience the life of a honeybee in this coming-of-age story about a bee named Nyuki, in this full-color graphic novel by Jay Hosler, perfect for curious kids who are fans of the Science Comics series.Nyuki is a brand-new honeybee--and she has a lot of

Waste Siege: The Life of Infrastructure in Palestine (Stamatopoulou-Robbins Sophia)(Paperback)

Waste Siege offers an analysis unusual in the study of Palestine: it depicts the environmental, infrastructural, and aesthetic context in which Palestinians are obliged to forge their lives. To speak of waste siege is to describe a series of conditions, from smelling wastes to negotiating military

Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Wroblewski David)(Paperback / softback)

A literary debut of stark and striking brilliance - a coming-of-age story, set in the remote wilderness of northern

Outside Boy (Cummins Jeanine)(Paperback / softback)

A poignant, coming of age novel about an Irish gypsy boy's childhood in the 1950's from the author of AMERICAN

Song of the Lark (Cather Willa)(Paperback / softback)

The second novel in Willa Cather's Great Plains trilogy, is a lyrical coming-of-age story charting the struggles of an artists life. 'Lingers long in the memory' Joyce Carol Oates Thea Kronberg, gifted with a beautiful voice, defies her humble beginnings in Colorado and finds success far from

Soviet Daughter: A Graphic Revolution (Alekseyeva Julia)(Paperback)

Soviet Daughter provides a window into the life of a rebellious, independent woman coming of age in the USSR, and the impact of her story and her spirit on her American great-granddaughter, two extraordinary women swept up in the history of their tumultuous times.Soviet Daughter is the story of