With a Little Help from My Friends

A Novel

by Cognetti, Paolo

Book - 2018

Two young boys from very different backgrounds meet and form a powerful bond in this sensitive and lyrical coming-of-age tale, set against the backdrop of Italy's breathtaking mountains. Two young boys from very different backgrounds meet and form a powerful bond in this sensitive and lyrical coming-of-age tale, set against the backdrop of Italy's breathtaking mountains. Show less

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The Island of Sea Women

A Novel

by See, Lisa

eBook - 2019

Mi-ja and Young-sook are born into the tradition of women divers on the Korean island of Jeju. Best friends since childhood, they experience betrayals and...Show more Mi-ja and Young-sook are born into the tradition of women divers on the Korean island of Jeju. Best friends since childhood, they experience betrayals and heartbreaks as their island is caught between warring nations and the consequences of their choices may drive them apart. Show less

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The Nickel Boys

A Novel

by Whitehead, Colson

Book - 2019

Whitehead describes the horrors of a fictional reformatory school in 1960s Southern USA. Staff at the Nickel Academy routinely torture and terrorize the...Show more Whitehead describes the horrors of a fictional reformatory school in 1960s Southern USA. Staff at the Nickel Academy routinely torture and terrorize the institution's teenage students. The events of the story are unsettling, and even more so given that Nickel is a fictionalized version of Florida's first juvenile detention center: the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. Show less

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The Girls of Mischief Bay

by Mallery, Susan

eBook - 2015

Through romance and heartbreak, laughter and tears, the girls of Mischief Bay will discover that life is richer with friends at your side. Through romance and heartbreak, laughter and tears, the girls of Mischief Bay will discover that life is richer with friends at your side. Show less

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The Burning Girl

A Novel

by Messud, Claire

Book - 2017

Messud has this uncanny ability to soliloquize on those thoughts that hound women -- the insecurities and fears -- in a way that can just gut me. This sto...Show more Messud has this uncanny ability to soliloquize on those thoughts that hound women -- the insecurities and fears -- in a way that can just gut me. This story of two girls realizing (and not realizing) their social differences as they emerge from the protective cocoon of childhood is a quiet little gem of a book. Show less

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Chances Are

by Russo, Richard

eBook - 2019

One beautiful September day, three 66-year-old men convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college in the sixties. The men puzzle ove...Show more One beautiful September day, three 66-year-old men convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college in the sixties. The men puzzle over an occurrence that happened on Memorial weekend 1971. As the story unfolds we learn about their lives, their families, and the truth about that weekend in the past. Show less

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If I Had your Face

A Novel

by Cha, Frances

Book - 2020

Frances Cha's fascinating debut is an intimate and heartbreaking portrayal of five young women living on the fringes of South Korean society. The women ...Show more Frances Cha's fascinating debut is an intimate and heartbreaking portrayal of five young women living on the fringes of South Korean society. The women overcome past hardships and navigate cultural and societal barriers to achieve safe and stable lives. Together, their stories tell a gripping tale that is seemingly unfamiliar, yet unmistakably universal in the way that their tentative friendships may have to be their saving grace. Show less

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The Story of Our Lives

A Novel

by Warner, Helen

eBook - 2018

Sophie, Emily, Amy and Melissa have been best friends since they were girls and have seen each other through life's fears, challenges, and uncertainties. But could a lie that spans just as long as their friendship be the thing that tears them apart? Sophie, Emily, Amy and Melissa have been best friends since they were girls and have seen each other through life's fears, challenges, and uncertainties. But could a lie that spans just as long as their friendship be the thing that tears them apart? Show less

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The Help

by Stockett, Kathryn

Paperback - 2011

Limited and persecuted by racial divides in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, three women, including an African-American maid, her sassy and chronically unemployed friend, and a recently graduated white woman, team up for a clandestine project. Limited and persecuted by racial divides in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, three women, including an African-American maid, her sassy and chronically unemployed friend, and a recently graduated white woman, team up for a clandestine project. Show less

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The Lying Game

by Ware, Ruth

eBook - 2017

A cryptic text draws Isa and her friends back to the boarding school on the English coast that they were all expelled from under mysterious circumstances....Show more A cryptic text draws Isa and her friends back to the boarding school on the English coast that they were all expelled from under mysterious circumstances. The far-reaching consequences of the game they played at school, the Lying Game, begin to catch up with them with the discovery of a human bone near the school. Show less

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Firefly Lane

by Hannah, Kristin

Book - 2009

Known as Kate and Tully—or the Firefly Lane Girls—the best friends are as opposite as two people could be, yet they swear they will always be there for ea...Show more Known as Kate and Tully—or the Firefly Lane Girls—the best friends are as opposite as two people could be, yet they swear they will always be there for each other. For 30 years that promise holds strong, until events and choices in their lives make that promise impossible. Show less

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A Little Life

A Novel

by Yanagihara, Hanya

eBook - 2015

Jude is a man whose past seems dominated by a terrible childhood trauma. His story and his relationship with three male college friends form the backbone of this sprawling, ambitious look at gay life in New York City. Jude is a man whose past seems dominated by a terrible childhood trauma. His story and his relationship with three male college friends form the backbone of this sprawling, ambitious look at gay life in New York City. Show less

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The Hearts of Men

A Novel

by Butler, Nickolas

Book - 2017

Told in four parts spanning from 1962 to 2022 and set against the woodsy backdrop of a Boy Scout summer camp, Camp Chippewa, this narrative takes a poignant look at the meaning of friendship and loyalty. Told in four parts spanning from 1962 to 2022 and set against the woodsy backdrop of a Boy Scout summer camp, Camp Chippewa, this narrative takes a poignant look at the meaning of friendship and loyalty. Show less

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Four Friends

by Carr, Robyn

eBook - 2014

In this story of four friends determined to find their stride, they'll discover what it means to be a wife, mother, lover, friend...and most important--your true self. In this story of four friends determined to find their stride, they'll discover what it means to be a wife, mother, lover, friend...and most important--your true self. Show less

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The Kite Runner

by Hosseini, Khaled

Book - 2013

This is the story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy Afghan youth and the son of his father's servant in the final days of the monarchy in Afghanistan. This sweeping story of friendship, family, and redemption has become a beloved classic. This is the story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy Afghan youth and the son of his father's servant in the final days of the monarchy in Afghanistan. This sweeping story of friendship, family, and redemption has become a beloved classic. Show less

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A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Hosseini, Khaled

eBook - 2008

A story about two women, Mariam and Laila, who are married to the same cruel and violent man in Afghanistan. At first, Mariam resents Laila when she comes...Show more A story about two women, Mariam and Laila, who are married to the same cruel and violent man in Afghanistan. At first, Mariam resents Laila when she comes to live with her and Rasheed, but then she comes to love her and they become best friends. They shield each other against their abusive husband, and Mariam becomes a second mother to Laila’s daughter. When Laila decides to run away, Mariam agrees to go with her. Their relationship is reminiscent of the story of Ruth and Naomi from the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible: the central theme is the loyalty and sacrificial love between two women—one older and one younger. Show less

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Of Mice and Men

by Steinbeck, John

Book - 1994

George and Lennie, two unlikely friends, have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. Things don't always go according to plans in this classic tale. George and Lennie, two unlikely friends, have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. Things don't always go according to plans in this classic tale. Show less

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