Author: Ken Mochizuki
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780439267496
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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The long-awaited first novel about growing up Asian American by award-winning author Ken Mochizuki. Like other Japanese American families in the Beacon Hill area of Seattle, 16-year-old Dan Inagaki's parents expect him to be an example of the "model minority." But unlike Dan's older brother, with his 4.0 GPA and Ivy League scholarship, Dan is tired of being called "Oriental" by his teachers, and sick of feeling invisible; Dan's growing self-hatred threatens his struggle to claim an identity. Sharing his anger and confusion are his best friends, Jerry Ito, Eddie Kanagae, and Frank Ishimoto, and together these Beacon Hill Boys fall into a spiral of rebellion that is all too all-American.
Author: J. D Fondry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781699611128
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 321
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Kennedy: Uprooting my big city life and moving to small-town New York to start over seemed like the best idea. The plan was to pave my own way as I always have; escaping my tumultuous past I so desperately want to forget. This summer was supposed to be a do-over until he walked in and set my world ablaze. A new job, an obsessive ex, new friends, new...lover? This summer is about to get interesting.Palmer: I'm no stranger to odd stares around town; I got used to that long ago. Going through the motions and drifting through a mundane life was normal until she strolled into town, igniting something long forgotten within me. When secrets unravel and the truth threatens to tear us apart, she must decide whether to stay and endure the flames or let our light flicker out.
Author: Joan Hiatt Harlow
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442487178
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
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Boston, 1919. It’s been a terrible year for thirteen-year-old Joshua Harper. The influenza pandemic that’s sweeping the world has claimed his father’s life; his voice has changed, so he can’t sing in the Boston Boys’ Choir anymore; and now money is tight, so he must quit school to get a job. It’s not fair! Joshua begins working as a newspaper boy, hawking papers on the street, but he soon finds himself competing with Charlestown Charlie, a tough, streetwise boy who does not make things easier for Joshua. It seems that fitting in is not as easy as it once was. Then disaster strikes the city of Boston. Joshua must do what he can to help, and in doing so he finds the place—and the voice—that he thought he’d lost. This remarkable novel is fast-paced, suspenseful, and based on true incidents in Boston history.
Author: Jamie O'Neill
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743222946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 607
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Two young men, Jim, the naive, scholarly son of a Dublin shopkeeper, and Doyler, a rough working boy, struggle with issues of political, religious, and sexual identity in the year leading up to the Easter uprising of 1916.
Author: Ken Mochizuki
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN: 1430129824
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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"Author Ken Mochizuki reads his award-winning book. There is some soft background music, and a few gentle sound effects, but the power of the words need little embellishment...This treasure of a book is well-treated in this format." - School Library Journal
Author: Ken Mochizuki
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Mochizuki tells the true story of the formative years of Bruce Lee's early life growing up in Hong Kong in the 1940s and 1950s, before he became an international film star.
Author: Katie Hafner
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau LLC
ISBN: 1954118066
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
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“Hafner’s taut and utterly delightful debut is a novel of multitudes. . . . What a wonder of storytelling.”—Weike Wang, New York Times New York Times Editor’s Choice * Good Morning America Reading Pick * LitHub Most Anticipated Book * Christian Science Monitor Summer Reading Pick A delicious summer read filled with humor and surprise for readers of Anne Tyler and Kevin Wilson. When introverted Ethan Fawcett marries fun-loving Barb, so comfortable in the world, he has every reason to believe he will be delivered from a lifetime of solitude. She fills his world with a sense of adventure, expanding his horizons beyond his comfortable routine. To ease Ethan’s fears of becoming a father, Barb suggests they foster two young brothers, Tommy and Sam, and Ethan immediately falls in love with the boys. When the pandemic hits, he becomes obsessed with providing a perfect life for them. But instead of bringing Barb and Ethan closer together, the boys become a wedge in their relationship, as Ethan is unable to share with Barb a secret that has been haunting him since childhood. Then Ethan takes Tommy and Sam on a biking trip in Italy, and it becomes clear just how unusual Ethan and his boys are.
Author: Thomas William Simpson
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553573977
Category : Brothers
Languages : en
Pages : 530
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A uniquely terrifying thriller that breaks all of the commandments...with a vengeance. Not since Cain and Abel have there been two brothers like...The Hancock Boys. What if two identical twin brothers decided to share a career, a family, a wife, a life? That is exactly what the Hancock boys decided to do. They took turns playing the role of the perfect husband, father, and bestselling novelist while the other lived out his wildest fantasies. It seemed the perfect setup. But what if one of them pushed the game too far? What if there was someone out there who knew their secret? And, worst of all, what if one of the brothers suspected the other of teetering on the edge of sanity? The Hancock boys both know their game is coming to an end. And they have the perfect plan to protect their marriage, their skyrocketing career, and their very lives. The two men must become one. But which brother is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice? And with so much at stake, can either truly trust the other? Simpson has a terrific story to tell and plenty of talent to pull it off. --Chicago Tribune
Author: J D Fondry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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**Please note that this is book 3 in the Beacon Hill Series. Books 1 and 2 must be read first**No lie can stay hidden forever...Sterling: He was supposed to be my job. My new story. The story, if I'm being honest. The one to get me noticed and the one to get me out of Beacon Hill. What I didn't expect was to fall for him. Flat on my face. Sound the alarms, and send search and rescue...'cause I'm a goner. He's moody and barely talks to anyone. He's covered in ink and everything I'm supposed to be repulsed by. So why can't I stay away?Deacon: She was supposed to interview me at my shop. I thought she was doin' a fluff piece on tattooin'-turns out jokes on me and I'm the subject. I've always been a good liar; I can maneuver my way out of this mess. I just wanted to live a normal, stress-free life after my time behind bars. What I didn't expect was to need her more than I've ever needed anyone else. She's loud and she talks far too much. She's a prissy little thing and everythin' I've always hated. So why do I keep pulling her back?...and he's about to make her question all her truth
Author: Ken Mochizuki
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780776388
Category : Japanese Americans
Languages : en
Pages :
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A Japanese American boy learns about heroism from his father and uncle, who served in the U.S. Army.
