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Till the Cows Come Home

A wonderfully written, funny coming of age memoir of growing up in 1980s Lancashire, by best loved DJ and broadcaster Sara Cox.

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Grand Blue Dreaming 3

Swimsuits! Ramen! Dumb jokes! Beer! Uncomfortable nudity! It s all here in this tale of coming of age surrounded by beer, bums and the Grand Blue!

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Nikki on the Line

The Crossover by way of Wendy Mass in this heartfelt and authentic coming of age story about a girl who must learn to balance basketball, school, frie

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And Other Mistakes

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I Kick and I Fly

A compelling and inspiring coming-of-age novel based on real events about fighting for what you believe in, by renowned activist Ruchira Gupta

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Rubyfruit Jungle

Discover the classic coming of age novel that confronts prejudice and injustice with power and humanity. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RITA MAE BROWN Mol

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Town With Acacia Trees

A rediscovered classic. This is a poignant coming-of-age novel by the distinguished Jewish-Romanian author Mihail Sebastian about life in a small town

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Rare Birds

Jeff Miller's heartbreaking, coming-of-age middle-grade novel-inspired by his personal experience living through his own parent's heart transplant-inv

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Rare Birds

Jeff Miller's heartbreaking, coming-of-age middle-grade novel-inspired by his personal experience living through his own parent's heart transplant-inv

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To The Top

To the Top is a fascinating odyssey, a coming-of-age story populated by some of the most colourful characters from the world of UFC, boxing and entert

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O, the Brave Music

A female narrator looks back on her childhood in a coming-of-age novel set before the First World War. Her young life is shaped by a series of tragedi

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M is for Autism

Written by the students of Limpsfield Grange School for girls with autism, M is for Autism is a truly authentic coming-of-age novel that shows what it

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Ham on Rye (1782116664)

Kniha - autor Charles Bukowski, 368 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The autobiographical coming-of-age modern classic by a great 20th century author. A fresh new 'Canonical' paperback.

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Becoming Dinah

A YA coming-of-age road trip novel about obsession, self-discovery, female power, and the people we meet along the way - by Costa Award shortlisted au

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On Midnight Beach

In this beautiful, epic coming-of-age novel, an old tale is rewoven as a stunning YA story by well-known Irish author/illustrator Marie-Louise Fitzpat

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When You Call My Name - Shaw Tucker

Anotace: A heartrending novel about two gay teens coming of age in New York - perfect for fans of It`s a Sin and Adam Silvera.It`s 1990 in New York City.Adam is falling in love for the first time. Ben is leaving home for the last.Drawn by the city`s irresistible e

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When You Call My Name - Tucker Shaw

<p>A heartrending novel about two gay teens coming of age in New York - perfect for fans of It's a Sin and Adam Silvera.It's 1990 in New York City.Adam is falling in love for the first time. Ben is leaving home for the last.Drawn by the city's irresistible e</p>

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Just Kids (0747568766)

Kniha - autor Patti Smith, 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Smith's evocative coming of age story of her relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. A profound portrait of 2 artists, often hungry, sated only by art and experience, it's also an unforgettable portrait of New York in the 1960s and 1970s. It won a National Book Award in America. 'The m...

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The Girls (1784701742)

Kniha - autor Emma Cline, 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá The bestselling debut that took 2016 by storm - a brilliant coming-of-age story with a dark heart. California, 1969. Evie Boyd is desperate to be noticed. Until she sees them. Hair, long and uncombed. The girls. And at the centre, Russell and the ranch. Rumours of sex, frenzied gatherings, teen ...

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How to Build a Girl (Film Tie In) - Caitlin Moran

<p>The Sunday Times Number One coming-of-age bestseller from the author of How To Be a Woman - soon to be a major motion picture. Soon to be a major film directed by Coky Giedroyc and starring Ladybird's Beanie Feldstein as Johanna Morrigan and Game of Thrones's Alfie Allen as John Kite My name’s Johanna Morrigan. I’m fourteen, and I’ve just decided to kill myself...

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Spring Now - Jukio Mišima

Anotace: Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial families, a new and powerful political and social elite. Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family - members of the waning aristocracy - but he is not one of them. Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between old ...

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Spring Snow

Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial familes, a new and powerful political and social elite. Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family - members of the waning aristocracy - but he is not one of them. Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between old and new, and...

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Spring Snow - Yukio Mishima

<p>Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial families, a new and powerful political and social elite.</p> <p>Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family - members of the waning aristocracy - but he is not one of them. Coming of age, he is caught up in the tens...

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The Dark Knight Returns Mini Battle Socha A Call To Arms 20 cm

Coming in 2019 is a new line of mini-statues, each a re-creation of one of the most popular statues from DC Collectibles history, with the same quality and detail but at a reduced scale and price. Long retired due to age and a changing world, an elder Batman makes his homecoming to the crime- ridden streets of Gotham City in the seminal Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by ...

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Closely Observed Trains - Hrabal Bohumil

Anotace: Hrabal`s postwar classic about a young man`s coming of age in German-occupied Czechoslovakia is among his most beloved and accessible works. Closely Watched Trains is the subtle and poetic portrait of Milos Hrma, a timid young railroad apprentice who insulates himself with fantasy against a reality filled with cruelty and grief. Day after day as he watches train...

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Closely Observed Trains - Bohumil Hrabal

<p>Hrabal's postwar classic about a young man's coming of age in German-occupied Czechoslovakia is among his most beloved and accessible works. Closely Watched Trains is the subtle and poetic portrait of Milos Hrma, a timid young railroad apprentice who insulates himself with fantasy against a reality filled with cruelty and grief. Day after day as he watches trains...

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The Saturday Night Ghost Club - Davidson Craig

Anotace: An irresistible and bittersweet coming-of-age story in the vein of Stranger Things and Stand by Me about a group of misfit kids who spend an unforgettable summer investigating local ghost stories and urban legendsA celebration of the secret lives of children, both their wonders and their horrors . . . Immensely enjoyable, piercingly clever, and satisfyingly soul...

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To Kill a Mockingbird, 50th Anniversary Edition - Harper Lee

Anotace: 'Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.' A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of ...

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I Was Born For This (000824409X)

Kniha - autor Alice Oseman, 394 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The third novel from the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman - one of the most talked about YA writers in recent years. For Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark - a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark's fandom has given her everything s...

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Vagabond (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 6

Sasaki Kojiro is the man destined to become Miyamoto Musashi's greatest rival and opponent in the most well-known duel in the annals of Japanese history. As a deaf-mute young man coming of age in a remote seaside village, Kojiro's innate ability with the sword is compelling him to strive to become even better.This drive takes him beyond the borders of his peaceful village...

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Northanger Abbey (Collins Classics) - Jane Austenová

<p>HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Northanger Abbey! These were thrilling words, and wound up Catherine's feelings to the highest point of ecstasy.' Considered the most light-hearted and satirical of Austen's novels, Northanger Abbey tells the story of an unlikely young heroine Catherine Morland. Wh...

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The Hundred-Foot Journey - Morais Richard. C.

Now a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren, directed by Lasse Hallström and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Juliet Blake, Dreamworks and Participant Media The Hundred-Foot Journey is the story of Hassan Haji, a boy from Mumbai who embarks, along with his boisterous family, on a picaresque journey first to London and then across Europe, before they ulti...

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The House on Mango Street

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A coming-of-age classic, acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world from the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature.The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in Chica...

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Persona 4 Golden Digital Deluxe Edition

Inaba—a quiet town in rural Japan sets the scene for budding adolescence in Persona 4 Golden. A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders. Explore meeting kindred spirits, feelings of belonging, and even confronting the darker sides of one’s self. Persona 4 Golden promises meaningful bon...

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Persona 4 Golden

Inaba—a quiet town in rural Japan sets the scene for budding adolescence in Persona 4 Golden. A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders. Explore meeting kindred spirits, feelings of belonging, and even confronting the darker sides of one’s self. Persona 4 Golden promises meaningful bon...

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Persona 4 Golden (PC)

Inaba&mdash;a quiet town in rural Japan sets the scene for budding adolescence in Persona 4 Golden.A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders. Explore meeting kindred spirits, feelings of belonging, and even confronting the darker sides of one&rsquo;s self.Persona 4 Golden promises meaningf...

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Persona 4 Golden Digital Deluxe Edition (PC)

Inaba&mdash;a quiet town in rural Japan sets the scene for budding adolescence in Persona 4 Golden.A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders. Explore meeting kindred spirits, feelings of belonging, and even confronting the darker sides of one&rsquo;s self.Persona 4 Golden promises meaningf...

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Little Men, 1. vydání - Louisa May Alcott

'The small hopes and plans and pleasures of children should be tenderly respected by grown-up people, and never rudely thwarted or ridiculed'Spirited Jo March, now Mrs Bhaer, has settled into living and teaching at Plumfield boarding school, also home to a lively band of orphan boys. Jo's many pupils include Nat, a shy but talented musician, Dan, an ill-mannered troublema...

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Paper Towns (slipcase edition) - John Green

Anotace: Special edition slipcase edition of John Green's Paper Towns, with pop-up paper town. From the bestselling author of The Fault in our Stars. Quentin Jacobsen has always loved Margo Roth Spiegelman, for Margo (and her adventures) are the stuff of legend at their high school. So when she one day climbs through his window and summons him on an all-night road trip...

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How Do You Live? - Genzaburo Yoshino

<p>Publishing in English for the very first time, Japan's beloved coming-of-age classic on what really matters in life The streets of Tokyo swarm below fifteen year-old Copper as he gazes out into the city of his childhood. Struck by the thought of the infinite people whose lives play out alongside his own, he begins to wonder, how do you live? Considering life's bi...

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On the Savage Side

Anotace: Six women - mothers, daughters, sisters - gone missing. Inspired by the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this is the story of two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims.Arcade and Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With their fiery red hair and thirst for an escape, they form an unbreakable bond nurtured by their grandmother`s ...

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Nothing Special, 1. vydání - Nicole Flattery

<p>AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 _______________ 'A blade-sharp coming-of-age novel' SPECTATOR 'Confirms Flattery as a bracingly original writer' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'In enviably elegant prose, she manages to be both arch and deadly serious' LOUISE KENNEDY _______________ A wildly original debut novel about two young women navigating the complex worlds of A...

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Nothing Special, 1. vydání - Nicole Flattery

<p>AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 _______________ 'A blade-sharp coming-of-age novel' SPECTATOR 'Confirms Flattery as a bracingly original writer' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'In enviably elegant prose, she manages to be both arch and deadly serious' LOUISE KENNEDY _______________ A wildly original debut novel about two young women navigating the complex worlds of A...

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David Copperfield (0141199164)

Kniha - anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná 'Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show' Dickens's epic, exuberant novel is one of the greatest coming-of-age stories in literature. It chronicles David Copperfield's extraordinary journey through life, as he encounters villains, sav...

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Paper Towns - John Green

Anotace: From the bestselling author of The Fault in our Stars. Quentin Jacobsen has always loved Margo Roth Spiegelman, for Margo (and her adventures) are the stuff of legend at their high school. So when she one day climbs through his window and summons him on an all-night road trip of revenge he cannot help but follow. But the next day Margo doesn't come to school and...

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How Do You Live? - Yoshino Genzaburo

Anotace: Publishing in English for the very first time, Japan`s beloved coming of age classic on what really matters in lifeThe streets of Tokyo swarm below fifteen year-old Copper as he gazes out into the city of his childhood. Struck by the thought of the infinite people whose lives play out alongside his own, he begins to wonder, how do you live?Considering life`s big...

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Nothing Special - Nicole Flattery

Anotace: A wildly original debut novel about two young women navigating the complex worlds of Andy Warhol's Factory, and coming of age in 1960s New York New York City, 1966. Seventeen-year-old Mae lives in a run-down apartment with her alcoholic mother and her mother's sometimes-boyfriend, Mikey. She is turned off by the petty girls at her high school, and the...

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Onegin Was a Rusky - Irena Dousková

Anotace: Like B. Proudew, this work is an idiosyncratic autobiography woven into a collective memory of 1980s `timelessness', to quote Václav Havel. In spite of the vetting obstacles placed in her way by the authorities, Helena Součková has succeeded in getting to grammar school. And although the cards fate deals her are difficult to play, she battles gamely to reac...

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Onegin Was a Rusky / Oněgin byl Rusák

Like B. Proudew, this work is an idiosyncratic autobiography woven into a collective memory of 1980s ‘timelessness’, to quote Václav Havel. In spite of the vetting obstacles placed in her way by the authorities, Helena Součková has succeeded in getting to grammar school. And although the cards fate deals her are difficult to play, she battles gamely to reach an understand...

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Onegin Was a Rusky (Oněgin byl Rusák - anglicky) - Irena Dousková

<p>Like B. Proudew, this work is an idiosyncratic autobiography woven into a collective memory of 1980s ‘timelessness’, to quote Václav Havel. In spite of the vetting obstacles placed in her way by the authorities, Helena Součková has succeeded in getting to grammar school. And although the cards fate deals her are difficult to play, she battles gamely to reach an u...

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The Magician´s Daughter - Parry H. G.

Anotace: `A book to be absolutely devoured` Lucy Holland, author of SistersongOff the coast of Ireland sits a legendary island hidden by magic. A place of ruins and ancient trees, sea-salt air and fairy lore, Hy-Brasil is the only home Biddy has ever known. Washed up on its shore as a baby, Biddy lives a quiet life with her guardian, the mercurial magician Rowan. A life ...

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The Magician´s Daughter - H. G. Parry

<p>'A book to be absolutely devoured' Lucy Holland, author of SistersongOff the coast of Ireland sits a legendary island hidden by magic. A place of ruins and ancient trees, sea-salt air and fairy lore, Hy-Brasil is the only home Biddy has ever known. Washed up on its shore as a baby, Biddy lives a quiet life with her guardian, the mercurial magician Rowan. A life s...

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The Magician´s Daughter - H. G. Parry

<p>'A book to be absolutely devoured' Lucy Holland, author of SistersongOff the coast of Ireland sits a legendary island hidden by magic. A place of ruins and ancient trees, sea-salt air and fairy lore, Hy-Brasil is the only home Biddy has ever known. Washed up on its shore as a baby, Biddy lives a quiet life with her guardian, the mercurial magician Rowan. A life s...

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The Body (1529379334)

Kniha - autor Stephen King, 198 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into the film classic Stand by Me - is now available as a stand-alone publication. We'd all liste...

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Maame - Jessica George

<p>Hilarious, honest and heartbreaking, MAAME is the most moving debut of 2023 - and a heroine you'll never forget.*Read with Jenna Today Book Club Pick**Apple Book of the Month**A 2023 Debut of the Year as chosen by:SUNDAY TIMES, STYLIST, VOGUE, RED MAGAZINE, INDEPENDENT, BELFAST TELEGRAPH, HUFFINGTON POST UK, POP SUGAR, HARPERS BAZAAR, MY WEEKLY, EVENING STANDARD,...

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Great Expectations - Vinson Cunningham

<p>'A phenomenal, transfixing work; Cunningham is a singular, dazzling writer' Bryan Washington'A coming-of-age novel of the richest, most expansive kind, it's a rare debut, one that feels both intimate and revelatory' Megan AbbottA historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man's life in the highly anticipated debut novel from one of The...

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Girls Like Girls - Hayley Kiyoko

<p>Trailblazing pop star, actor and director, Hayley Kiyoko debuts her first novel, a coming-of-age romance based on her breakthrough hit song and viral video, GIRLS LIKE GIRLS.It's not that you're not like other girls. It's just that you've never met a girl like you. And then. You do. You meet her. And suddenly. The songs make sense.It's summertime and 17-year-old ...

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Submarine - Joe Dunthorne

<p>'Are we making a bomb?' 'This is a trust exercise, like in drama,' she says. 'Are we making a bomb as a trust exercise?' Fifteen-year-old Oliver Tate is terrified that his family is falling apart. He fears for his depressed father and is convinced that his mother is having an affair with her capoeira teacher. Deciding that it is down to him alone to save his par...

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American Girls - Sales Nancy Jo

Anotace: A New York Times Bestseller Instagram. Whisper. Yik Yak. YouTube. Kik. Ask.fm. Tinder. The dominant force in the lives of girls coming of age in America today is social media. What it is doing to an entire generation of young women is the subject of award-winning Vanity Fair writer Nancy Jo Sales s riveting and explosive American Girls. With extraordinary intima...

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American Girls - Nancy Jo Sales

<p>A New York Times Bestseller Instagram. Whisper. Yik Yak. YouTube. Kik. Ask.fm. Tinder. The dominant force in the lives of girls coming of age in America today is social media. What it is doing to an entire generation of young women is the subject of award-winning Vanity Fair writer Nancy Jo Sales s riveting and explosive American Girls. With extraordinary intimac...

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