Us Against You has solidified Fredrick Backman as one of our favorite authors. The sequel to Beartown takes us deeper into the town’s politics, hockey and most importantly, its people. I felt very emotionally invested…
Browsing Category Coming of Age
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
Greer Kadetsky has a hunger. A wallflower as a child with parents who display a general disinterest, she found an escape in books. She dreamed of attending an Ivy League school and getting out of…
Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
Mike Munoz is a 23 year old poor Mexican man. However, his journey, problems and emotions hold no prejudice. Lawn Boy is not a sensational coming of age novel where Mike triumphs over an insurmountable…
Only Killers and Thieves by Paul Howarth
Two brothers, thick as thieves, are shaken to the core after a gruesome event turns their world upside down. They must not only survive the brutal conditions of the Australian Outback during a devastating drought,…
The Great Alone: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
Do you have what it takes to survive the harsh Alaskan winter? The cold, the dark, the wild animals? No heat or electricity, the nearest neighbor miles away? The Albright family finds out if they…
The Futures by Anna Pitoniak – His and Her Review
Graduating college, entering adulthood. The best of times, the worst of times. For anyone who has lived through the transition from student to professional, you know it is a difficult, confusing and exciting time. Julia…