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Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College,...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
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As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
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[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
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Thirteen-year-old Chloe and her younger brother Parker are transported back to 1934 Harlem where they meet Ella Fitzgerald the day before she wins Amateur Night at the Apollo, but with Ella making plans to miss the event, the kids have to get her to the Apollo, and convince her to sing instead of dance.
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