Showing results for "Saga" in Coming of Age

A teenager in pre-revolutionary Tehran, Massoumeh is an average girl, passionate about learning. On her way to school she meets a local man and falls in love, but when her family discover his letters, they accuse her of bringing them dishonor. She is badly beaten by her brother, and her parents hastily arrange for her to marry a man she has never met. Facing a life without love and the prospect of no education, Massoumeh is distraught, but a female neighbor urges her to comply: “We each have a destiny, and you can’t fight yours.”

Contains books one and two of the Richard Jackson Saga, a coming-of-age adventure series: The Beginning, book 1, and The School Days, book 2. Follow our young hero as he goes through life in the late 1950s, adventure after adventure, large and small. Starting in the summer before his freshman year, the story follows him through his high school life. He finds fame and fortune as an inventor, and wealth in Hollywood as he searches for a girlfriend (...wealth and fame prove far easier to obtain than girls).

The Story of a New Name follows Elena Ferrante's critically acclaimed My Brilliant Friend, featuring Lila and Elena. The two protagonists are now in their 20s, and marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile Elena continues her journey of self-discovery.

Jørn vokser op i 1950’erne i en rigtig arbejderfamilie i Vendsyssel, og her går det vildt for sig. Indimellem må Jørn søge ly under sin mors skørter, når faren lægger an til at kaste ham kærligt – men højt – op i luften, eller når en flok rasende gæs kommer skrappende ind ad køkkendøren! Og nogle gange får Jørn også lyst til at krybe i skjul, når familien giver sig til at snakke politik. Der er nemlig både kommunister og socialdemokrater i familien, og de er langt fra altid enige!

The three novels that make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commercial upper-middle class Forsyte family through three generations, beginning in Victorian London during the 1880s and ending in the early 1920s. Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not only their fortunes but also the wider developments within society, particularly the changing position of women.

Britisch, zeitgeistig und bittersüß.Queenie Jenkins, 25, lebt in London und fühlt sich weder Großbritannien noch der Heimat ihrer Familie, Jamaika, so richtig zugehörig. Sie arbeitet in einer Zeitungsredaktion, wo der Konkurrenzkampf die Hölle ist. Dann endet die Langzeitbeziehung mit ihrem braven Freund auf katastrophale Weise - und Queenie sucht Trost in all den düsteren Ecken, die die Datinghölle des dritten Jahrtausends zu bieten hat.

Lorsqu'un étranger, prétendant être un artiste, arrive sur l'île, les rêves d'Emma de devenir peintre reprennent vie, compliquant encore plus les choix qu'elle a à faire. Et alors qu'Emma passe le plus clair de son temps avec ce visiteur énigmatique, sa famille est de plus en plus inquiète quant aux véritables intentions de l'inconnu. Pour Emma Vik, la vie dans la ferme familiale sur l'île d'Averøya est plutôt simple. Mais des événements mystérieux la plongent dans les eaux inexplorées de l'amour, de la loyauté et de l'âge adulte.

Contains books seven and eight of the Richard Jackson Saga, a coming-of-age adventure series. Third Time Is a Charm, book 7: Rick is making a movie he didn’t want to do, singing a song against his will and trying to complete the tenth grade. Danger and adventure keeps coming his way. Oxford University, book 8: Rick is transitioning from being a tenth grade high school student to entering Oxford University as an underclassman.

The next installment in New York Times bestselling author Taran Matharu’s Soulbound Saga--a thrilling cultivation and progression epic fantasy series--continuing the harrowing journey of Jai as he navigates returning to his own people, growing in his magic and as a warrior, fending off attacks...

Contains books five and six of the Richard Jackson Saga, a coming-of-age adventure series: Star to Deckhand, book 5, and Surfing Dude, book 6.

The untimely death of Chairman Mao has set in motion enormous changes in the world. The new empress of China is a contact of Rick’s, and this leads to his involvement in events in China, the Vietnams, and Hong Kong. At the same time, he starts his quest for being the second amateur to complete a Grand Slam in golf. He learns that a broken heart hurts. As the old Chinese curse says, “May you live in interesting times.”

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Harvard student Sadie Lockwood was given a second chance, and she's determined to make it count. She planned her life out with precision, and she refuses to be deterred from her course. She knows what she wants, and that is to honor the person who lost their life to save hers. When Hunter Reynolds steps into Sadie's world, she is knocked off of her axis. He's bold, charismatic, and intense.

New York in den achtziger Jahren: Eigentlich gibt es nur einen Menschen, der June Elbus je verstanden hat, und das ist ihr Onkel Finn Weiss, ein berühmter Maler. In der Schule eher eine Außenseiterin und von ihrer älteren Schwester konsequent ignoriert, fühlt sich June nur in Finns Gesellschaft wirklich wohl. Als Finn viel zu jung an einer mysteriösen Krankheit stirbt, deren Namen ihre Mutter kaum auszusprechen wagt, steht in Junes Leben kein Stein mehr auf dem anderen.

Contains books three and four of the Richard Jackson Saga, a coming-of-age adventure series: Hollywood and In the Movies.

Elodie Martin isn't exactly known for her Christmas cheer, but nothing gets her more fired up than outshining her frosty nemesis, Callum Ashley, the annoyingly handsome owner of the town's swanky department store. For one month a year, her little toy shop shines, thanks to her secret weapon: Grandad Jim, the town's most beloved Santa Claus. But when Jim is suddenly out of commission, Elodie's Christmas (and her business) teeters on the brink. Enter Nick Winter: out-of-work actor, last-minute Santa, and possibly Elodie's only hope.

Cléo weiß schon früh, dass sie den fürchterlich durchschnittlichen Verhältnissen, in denen sie aufwächst, entkommen will. Spätestens als sie bei einer banalen Modenschau von einer Mitschülerin ausgestochen wird, reift in ihr die Erkenntnis, dass sie sich rächen muss. Unerbittlich arbeitet Cléo jahrelang an ihrem Timbre, ihren Lyrics, ihrem Charisma, überhaupt an ihrer Außenwirkung bis ins winzigste Detail. Immer obsessiver verfolgt sie ihr einziges Ziel, geht dabei immer strenger mit sich selbst ins Gericht.

Niet elk kind groeit zorgeloos op. Zoals Esmée, wier ouders gescheiden zijn. Haar moeder worstelt om haar eigen leven op orde te krijgen, terwijl haar vader een bedreiging vormt voor zijn dochters. Esmée zoekt houvast bij haar knuffelbeer, haar verbeelding, haar beste vriendin Arisa en haar oudere zus Nel. Uiteindelijk vindt ze troost in een hardnekkig verlangen om te verdwijnen.

Gaia is de slimste thuis, dus moet zij naar school in Rome. Op school is Gaia een outsider. Ze wordt gepest, om haar rode haar, om haar verkeerde kleren, om haar thuis aan de verkeerde kant van de rivier. De toenemende pesterijen en aanhoudende uitzichtloosheid ontketenen in Gaia een gevaarlijke woede, met verwoestende gevolgen.

En el instante en que su madre fallece, el amanecer se convierte en algo inalcanzable para Gabriel. Desde la azotea del hospital, donde trata de encontrar las respuestas que necesita, cree vislumbrar alguna flotando en los labios rojos —tan rojos como Marte— de Sam, que está librando su propia batalla a tan solo unos metros, en el edificio de enfrente. Para muchos, lo que visten bajo la piel es una cárcel sin barrotes. En eso va pensando Noboa mientras pasea por Madrid en busca de su propia libertad, cuando Iván lo encuentra a él. A su lado descubre lo que es sentir de verdad.