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Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fourteen-year-old Luther keeps a sense of humor while running the Happy Neighbor Group Home For Men, all the while dreaming of going to college and becoming a philosopher.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Midwesterner Mac Maciver tells the story of his life, from growing up while his parents cared for his father's first wife, who suffered mental disabilities after a bicycle accident, through his years as a husband with children of his own; and contemplates how the decisions people make influence the lives of others.
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2004, c2003
Language
English
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When Thomas Peaceful's older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years old, to prove himself to his country, his family, his childhood love, Molly, and himself.
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
In the late seventeenth century, fifteen-year-old Kit, driven to desperation by the starvation of one brother and the mistreatment of his simple-minded twin, realizes his dream of becoming an apprentice in London but feels drawn by duty to return home to Essex.
9) The deep cut
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
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Considered "slow" by his father, Lonzo tries his best to help his family in Culpeper, Virginia, during the Civil War and, in the process, comes to some decisions about how to live his life.
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