Tag Archives: coming-of-age story

Review: I Am Lucky Bird by Fleur Philips

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Jenn

Paperback: 280 pages Publisher: New Dawn Publishers Ltd (May 27, 2012) ISBN-10: 1908462043 Source: BookSparks PR Twelve-year-old Lucky Bird’s young life comes to a screeching halt when her mother, AnnMarie, disappears. Now forced to live alone with her abusive grandmother, … Continue reading →

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Review: American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jenn

Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (January 9, 2012) ISBN-10: 0316183318 Source: Publisher (BEA) In 1990, Hayat Shah is in college. A phone call from his mother announcing the death of his “aunt” Mina draws him back to his youth, how … Continue reading →