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Tag: coming of age

Books Posted onAugust 31, 2016

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

Rating: 4 of 5 Synopsis: “A spellbinding and darkly humorous coming-of-age story about an unusual boy, whose family lives on the fringe of society and…

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Films Posted onJuly 31, 2016September 19, 2019

Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)

Rating: 7 of 10 It’s never too late to live the life you always wanted. Synopsis: “After a lifetime of being overlooked and ignored, a…

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Films Posted onApril 1, 2016September 28, 2019

Uncaged (2016)

Rating: 6 of 10 Most teens look at birthday #18 as the key to their freedom. Great things are supposed to happen when one is…

Books Posted onMarch 25, 2016

Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar

Rating: 3.5 of 5 “Things are only impossible if you stop to think about them.“ Synopsis: “While her friends are spending their summers having pool…

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Films Posted onJanuary 17, 2016September 28, 2019

When Animals Dream (2014)

Rating: 8 of 10 Coming of age is itself a nightmare most everyone hopes to survive unscathed. Toss in supernatural DNA and things can go…

Books Posted onSeptember 1, 2012

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Rating: 4 of 5 stars So much more than its “gothic romance” label, thank goodness. Yes, there’s a sheltered teenage girl who falls for her…

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