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Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of...
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
541 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Twin brothers Marion and Shiva Stone come of age in Ethiopia, sharing a deep bond that has helped them survive the loss of their parents and the country's political upheaval, but when they both fall for the same woman, their bond is broken and the two go their separate ways, until a medical crisis reunites them.
Author
Series
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2010, c1991
Edition
1st Algonquin pbk. [ed.].
Physical Desc
311 pages : geneal. table ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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In the 1960s, political tension forces the García family away from Santo Domingo and towards the Bronx. The sisters all hit their strides in America, adapting and thriving despite cultural differences, language barriers, and prejudice. But Mami and Papi are more traditional, and they have far more difficulty adjusting to their new country. Making matters worse, the girls--frequently embarrassed by their parents--find ways to rebel against them.
Author
Publisher
Soho Press
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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After enduring his father's suicide, his own suicide attempt, broken friendships, and more in the Bronx projects, Aaron Soto, sixteen, is already considering the Leteo Institute's memory-alteration procedure when his new friendship with Thomas turns to unrequited love.
5) World's fair
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1985
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
288 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recalls a certain New York City boyhood in the 1930s, through the eyes of the child himself and then him as an adult trying to reconstruct the past.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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When an urban legend rumored to trap people inside subway tunnels seems to be behind mysterious disappearances in the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Raquel and her friends team up to save their city--and confront a dark episode in its history in the process.
For over a year the Bronx has been plagued by unexplained disappearances. Raquel does her best to ignore it: after all, the police only look for the white kids. Then her crush Charlize's cousin goes...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
310 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ozick here mixing themes of faith, identity, and art into a crazy salad of a plot set in New York City during the Great Depression. When shy 18-year-old orphan Rose Meadows becomes secretary-factotum to Professor Rudolf Mitwisser, she finds herself in unstable surroundings. Obsessed with his researches into a radical Jewish sect, Mitwisser can't cope with the problems that he and his large, unruly family are facing as recent arrivals to the United...
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION In the nine expansive, searching stories of A Lucky Man, fathers and sons attempt to salvage relationships with friends and family members and confront mistakes made in the past. An imaginative young boy from the Bronx goes swimming with his group from day camp at a backyard pool in the suburbs, and faces the effects of power and privilege in ways he can barely grasp. A teen intent on proving himself...
9) Concourse
Author
Series
Lydia Chin and Bill Smith mysteries volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
280 p. 22 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Lively and colorful with a read-aloud beat, this picture book celebrates the rich culture of the Boogie Down Bronx, inviting readers to an epic block party!
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