Ergebnis für "Boat" in Coming of Age

“[A] witty, heartfelt debut novel about a belated coming-of-age.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) Old friends discover how much has changed (and how much has stayed the same) when they reunite in their seaside hometown for one unforgettable summer—from the New York...

Canot Western, un bar devenu mythique parce qu’au cœur de la culture western pendant plus de trente ans, en mettant en vedette des artistes comme Marcel Martel, la famille Daraîche, Roger Miron, Marie Lord, John Starr, Lévis Bouliane, Paul Brunelle, Renée Martel. Un bar mythique, aussi parce que la petite Céline Dion y fait ses débuts les dimanches après-midi après les concours d’amateurs. Et mythique enfin, peut-être, parce que le bar appartient au frère d’un ministre qui a marqué l’histoire du Québec: Camille Laurin.

Leonardo cresce nell'Italia degli anni Novanta, dove la televisione non è solo intrattenimento, ma una finestra su un mondo di possibilità. Dopo la perdita prematura della madre, trova conforto nei programmi TV, in particolare in Love Boat, che diventa il suo rifugio dalla solitudine e dalle delusioni quotidiane.

Jamie O'Neill loves the color red. He also loves tall trees, patterns, rain that comes with wind, the curvature of certain objects, books with dust jackets, rivers, cats, and Edgar Allan Poe. At age thirteen, there are two things he wants most in life: to build a Perpetual Motion Machine, and to connect with his mother, Noelle, who died when he was born. In his mind, these things are intimately linked, and at his new school, despite the daily barrage of bullies and cathedral bells, he meets two teachers who might be able to help him, though each struggles against inertias of their own.

Nine-year-old Dana Foster will follow her older brother, Luke, wherever he goes. From climbing on ledges, jumping in a fish pond, and causing general mischief, Luke is fearless. But when tragedy strikes the Foster family, everything that Dana has ever known is suddenly turned upside down. When the storms of life come, will the Foster family stand firm in their faith? Or will they shatter under the pressure? Suddenly, a blue boat that Dana and Luke received from their uncle leads Dana on a journey of faith, hope, and love that she will not soon forget.

In the tradition of All The Light We Cannot See and The Nightingale, comes an incandescent debut novel about a young Dutch man who comes of age during the perilousness of World War II. Beginning in the summer of 1939, fourteen-year-old Jacob Koopman and his older brother, Edwin, enjoy lives of...

The Outsiders meet Sons of Anarchy in this gripping debut about a group of young men dragged into a drug-running operation on the Space Coast of Florida. It’s 2009, the height of the Great Recession. Best friends Eddy, Cueball, and Jesse are fresh out of high school and wild at heart, but the...

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro El Barco de Cristal. Este libro inserta al escucha en un fascinante relato lleno de emoción y drama, siendo el carácter moral un elemento que destaca. El Barco de Cristal es una historia protagonizada por un hombre llamado Frederick ("Nuestro Sabio"), y nos relata cómo él busca experimentar el placer de enseñarle a un joven todos su conocimientos, siguiendo un camino que traería un final insospechado tanto para él como para su discípulo. ¿Qué es la libertad y cómo se alcanza? ¿Cuál es el valor de la sabiduría?

This book involves a young man's coming of age during the 1960s, with the protests of the war in Vietnam always on his mind. It is a family in crisis with the young man trying to solve the family problems while still focusing on peace demonstrations.