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Virginia Euwer Wolff

    25 août 1937

    Virginia Euwer Wolff écrit pour les jeunes, trouvant le monde de l'édition pour adultes trop rempli de snobisme, alors qu'elle estime que les auteurs pour enfants commencent chaque journée avec espoir et honorent leur public. Ses récits explorent souvent les complexités de l'adolescence, nourris par ses propres expériences et une profonde appréciation de la musique. Wolff possède une voix distinctive, marquée par l'empathie et la perspicacité, qui lui permet de se connecter profondément avec ses lecteurs. Ses contributions littéraires sont significatives pour leur exploration honnête des luttes et des triomphes de la jeunesse.

    The diary of Virginia Woolf. Vol. 1, 1915-1919
    Probably Still Nick Swansen
    Bat 6
    True Believer
    The Mozart Season
    This Full House
    • This Full House

      • 496pages
      • 18 heures de lecture
      4,2(11)Évaluer

      LaVaughn's journey from the projects to the brink of college is filled with hope and determination. However, her senior year brings unsettling revelations that challenge her understanding of love and relationships. In her quest to unite those around her, she risks losing the opportunity she has worked tirelessly for, forcing her to confront the complexities of her aspirations and the impact of her choices on her future.

      This Full House
    • The Mozart Season

      • 256pages
      • 9 heures de lecture
      4,1(69)Évaluer

      Allegra spends her twelfth summer practicing a Mozart concerto for a violin competition and finding many significant connections in her world.

      The Mozart Season
    • In this second novel of Wolff's "Make Lemonade" trilogy, 15-year old Verna LaVaughn is visited by Jody, a boy she knew as a child who comes back to the housing project where she lives. Jody behaves as if he's in love with her, but Jody is wrestling with questions of his own identity.

      True Believer
    • In small town, post-World War Oregon, twenty-one sixth-grade girls recount the story of an annual softball game, during which one girl's bigotry comes to the surface. Set in a small Oregon town just after World War II, this is the powerful tale of a community shattered by its reaction to two young newcomers, Aki and Shazam. Told from 21 different points of view, "Bat 6" explores the subject of Japanese-American racial prejudice after the war. Photographs and text present an up-close look at varied aspects of the lives of professional basketball players, from pre-game preparations, practice, game action, signing autographs, and more. A Japanese American girl who has just spent 6 years in an internment camp meets a bitter girl whose father was killed in Pearl Harbor, & the two become rivals in baseball in this story narrated by the members of the opposing teams.

      Bat 6
    • Probably Still Nick Swansen

      • 164pages
      • 6 heures de lecture
      3,5(163)Évaluer

      Navigating high school as a student in special education, Nick Swansen faces challenges like isolation and misunderstandings, yet he yearns for a typical teenage experience. Uncertain about attending prom, he boldly decides to ask Shana, defying expectations and societal norms. This story explores themes of acceptance, self-discovery, and the quest for connection, highlighting Nick's determination to embrace life despite his circumstances.

      Probably Still Nick Swansen
    • Zwei starke Frauen gehen ihren Weg im Amerika von heute. Eine eindringliche Geschichte, die Mut macht, an sich zu glauben. »Babysitter dringend gesucht.« Die Anzeige am Schwarzen Brett der Schule klingt ganz harmlos und kommt für La Vaughn wie gerufen. Sie braucht einen Job, denn sie will aufs College und das Geld dafür muss sie sich erst noch verdienen. Doch was so harmlos klang, entpuppt sich als Katastrophe. Jolly mit ihren zwei kleinen Kindern ist kaum älter als sie selbst, die Wohnung ist ein Chaos, und Jollys Leben sieht nicht viel besser aus. Am Liebsten würde La Vaughn sofort die Flucht ergreifen, aber sie bringt es einfach nicht mehr fertig, die drei im Stich zu lassen. Da kommt La Vaughn eine Idee, die zunächst völlig verrückt klingt.

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