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Two kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there. Their love of video games becomes a shared world -- of joy, escape and fierce competition. But all too soon that time is over.
When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love - making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars.
This is the story of the perfect worlds Sadie and Sam build, the imperfect world they live in, and of everything that comes after success: Money. Fame. Duplicity. Tragedy.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow takes us on a dazzling imaginative quest as it examines the nature of identity, creativity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play and, above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.
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The Hole We're in
Gabrielle Zevin
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BY THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER TOMORROW, AND
TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LUCY
HALE & KUNNAL NAYAR 'Marvelously optimistic about the future of
books and bookstores and the people who love both' Washington Post
A.J. Fikry, the grumpy owner of Island Books, is going through a
hard time: his bookshop is failing, he has lost his beloved wife,
and his prized possession - a rare first edition book has been
stolen. Over time, he has given up on people, and even the books in
his store, instead of offering solace, are yet another reminder of
a world that is changing too rapidly. But one day A.J. finds
two-year-old Maya sitting on the bookshop floor, with a note
attached to her asking the owner to look after her. His life - and
Maya's - is changed forever. Gabrielle Zevin's enchanting novel is
a love letter to the world of books - an irresistible affirmation
of why we read, and why we love. 'Readers who delighted in Mary Ann
Shaffer and Annie Barrows's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel
Pie Society, Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,
and Jessica Brockmole's Letters from Skye will be equally
captivated by this adult novel by a popular YA author about a life
of books, redemption, and second chances. Funny, tender, and
moving' Library Journal, starred review 'This novel has humor,
romance, a touch of suspense, but most of all love - love of books
and bookish people and, really, all of humanity in its imperfect
glory' Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow Child
#1 Amazon.com Book of the Year8 * #1 TIME magazine Novel of the
Year * GoodReads Winner for Best Fiction * APPLE Book of the Year *
The 2022 book that everyone should read' PANDORA SYKES * This is
not a romance, but it is about love. 'One of the best books I've
ever read' JOHN GREEN Sam and Sadie meet in a hospital in 1987.
Sadie is visiting her sister, Sam is recovering from a car crash.
The days and months are long there, but playing together brings
joy, escape, fierce competition -- and a special friendship. Then
all too soon that time is over, and they must return to their
normal lives. When the pair spot each other eight years later in a
crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The
spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love
- creating virtual worlds to delight, challenge and immerse,
finding an intimacy in the digital realm that eludes them in their
real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars. This is the
story of the perfect worlds Sadie and Sam build, the imperfect
world they live in, and of everything that comes after success:
Money. Fame. Duplicity. Tragedy. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and
Tomorrow takes us on a dazzling imaginative quest, examining
identity, creativity and our need to connect. 'A book that spawns
great conversations' MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD, Guardian 'A must-read' NEIL
DRUCKMANN, creator of The Last of Us 'Brilliant' KAREN JOY FOWLER,
Guardian
A New York Times Bestseller, a #1 Indie Next Pick, and a #1
LibraryReads Selection This novel has humor, romance, a touch of
suspense, but most of all love--love of books and bookish people
and, really, all of humanity in its imperfect glory. Eowyn Ivey,
author of The Snow ChildA. J. Fikry, the irascible owner of Island
Books, has recently endured some tough years: his wife has died,
his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and
his prized possession--a rare edition of Poe poems--has been
stolen. Over time, he has given up on people, and even the books in
his store, instead of offering solace, are yet another reminder of
a world that is changing too rapidly. Until a most unexpected
occurrence gives him the chance to make his life over and see
things anew. Gabrielle Zevin s enchanting novel is a love letter to
the world of books--an irresistible affirmation of why we read, and
why we love. Readers who delighted in Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie
Barrows s The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Rachel
Joyce s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and Jessica
Brockmole s Letters from Skye will be equally captivated by this
adult novel by a popular YA author about a life of books,
redemption, and second chances. Funny, tender, and moving. Library
Journal, starred review Wade into summer reading with this sweet
yet soulful tale of love, loss, the power of friendship--and books.
Like sunshine on a breezy spring day, you won t want it to end.
Family Circle Zevin perfectly captures the joy of connecting people
and books . . . Filled with interesting characters, a deep
knowledge of bookselling, wonderful critiques of classic titles,
and very funny depictions of book clubs and author events, this
will prove irresistible to book lovers everywhere. Booklist Zevin
is a deft writer, clever and witty. Publishers Weekly A wonderful,
moving, endearing story of redemption and transformation that will
sing in your heart for a very, very long time. Garth Stein, author
of The Art of Racing in the Rain "
In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find,
water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime
and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old
daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life
is fairly routine. It consists of going to school, taking care of
her siblings and her dying grandmother, trying to avoid falling in
love with the new assistant D.A.'s son, and avoiding her loser
ex-boyfriend. That is until her ex is accidently poisoned by the
chocolate her family manufactures and the police think she's to
blame. Suddenly, Anya finds herself thrust unwillingly into the
spotlight--at school, in the news, and most importantly, within her
mafia family.
'This sly, exhilarating novel takes on slut-shaming . . . and
manages to be hilarious in the process' People 'It's brilliant and
hilarious . . . It has a heart. And a spine. It's exactly what we
need more of right now.' Chicago Tribune A smart, funny and moving
novel that captures not just the mood of political life, but also
the double standards alive and well in every aspect of life for
women. Aviva Grossman, an ambitious congressional intern in
Florida, makes the mistake of having an affair with her boss - and
blogging about it. When the affair comes to light, the beloved
congressman doesn't take the fall. But Aviva does, and her life is
over before it hardly begins: slut-shamed, she becomes a late-night
talk show punch line. She sees no way out but to change her name
and move to a remote town in Maine. This time, she tries to be
smarter about her life and strives to raise her daughter, Ruby, to
be strong and confident. But when, at the urging of others, Aviva
decides to run for public office herself, that long-ago mistake
trails her via the Internet and catches up. In the digital age, the
past is never, ever, truly past. And it's only a matter of time
until Ruby finds out who her mother was and is forced to reconcile
that person with the one she knows. 'A smart, intersectional
feminist tour de force' Washington Times
If Naomi had picked tails, she would have won the coin toss.
She wouldn't have had to go back for the yearbook camera, and she
wouldn't have hit her head on the steps.
She wouldn't have woken up in an ambulance with amnesia.
She certainly would have remembered her boyfriend, Ace. She might
even have remembered why she fell in love with him in the first
place.
She would understand why her best friend, Will, keeps calling her
"Chief." She'd get all his inside jokes, and maybe he wouldn't be
so frustrated with her for forgetting things she can't possibly
remember.
She'd know about her mom's new family.
She'd know about her dad's fiancee.
She wouldn't have to spend her junior year relearning all the
French she supposedly knew already.
She never would have met James, the boy with the questionable past
and the even fuzzier future, who tells her he once wanted to kiss
her.
She wouldn't have wanted to kiss him back.
But Naomi picked heads.
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Elsewhere (Paperback)
Gabrielle Zevin
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Welcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches
are marvelous. It's quiet and peaceful. You can't get sick or any
older. Curious to see new paintings by Picasso? Swing by one of
Elsewhere's museums. Need to talk to someone about your problems?
Stop by Marilyn Monroe's psychiatric practice. Elsewhere is where
fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a
place so like Earth, yet completely different. Here Liz will age
backward from the day of her death until she becomes a baby again
and returns to Earth. But Liz wants to turn sixteen, not fourteen
again. She wants to get her driver's license. She wants to graduate
from high school and go to college. And now that she's dead, Liz is
being forced to live a life she doesn't want with a grandmother she
has only just met. And it is not going well. How can Liz let go of
the only life she has ever known and embrace a new one? Is it
possible that a life lived in reverse is no different from a life
lived forward? This moving, often funny book about grief, death,
and loss will stay with the reader long after the last page is
turned.
"All These Things I've Done," the first novel in the Birthright
series, introduced us to timeless heroine Anya Balanchine, a plucky
sixteen-year-old with the heart of a girl and the responsibilities
of a grown woman. Now eighteen, life has been more bitter than
sweet for Anya. She has lost her parents and her grandmother, and
has spent the better part of her high school years in trouble with
the law. Perhaps hardest of all, her decision to open a nightclub
with her old nemesis Charles Delacroix has cost Anya her
relationship with Win.
Still, it is Anya's nature to soldier on. She puts the loss of Win
behind her and focuses on her work. Against the odds, the nightclub
becomes an enormous success, and Anya feels like she is on her way
and that nothing will ever go wrong for her again. But after a
terrible misjudgment leaves Anya fighting for her life, she is
forced to reckon with her choices and to let people help her for
the first time in her life. "In the Age of Love and Chocolate" is
the story of growing up and learning what love really is. It
showcases the best of Gabrielle Zevin's writing for young adults:
the intricate characterization of "Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac"
and the big-heartedness of "Elsewhere." It will make you remember
why you loved her writing in the first place.
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