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Pompeii was famously obliterated by a volcanic eruption in 79 C.E., but before it then exemplified a diverse society whose folkways survived beyond the city’s ruins. Catalhoyuk, located in present-day Turkey 9,000 years ago, marked humanity’s uneasy shift from farming communities to a dense city until sustained cold and drought unraveled the place. To do that, they select a quartet of once-mighty metropolises. Newitz is interested in how cities form, grow, and dissipate, and the author trains their focus on how everyday lives were affected by those processes. An exploration of four far-flung ancient cities, each undone by climate and politics.Īn alternate title for this book might be A People’s History of Urbanism. Tasked with picking an escort for her little sister’s quinceañera, Maggie has to face the truth: that her feelings about her friends-and her future-aren’t as simple as she’d once believed.Īs Maggie’s search for the perfect escort continues, she’s forced to confront new (and old) feelings for three of her friends: Amanda, her best friend and first-ever crush Matthew, her ex-boyfriend twice-over who refuses to stop flirting with her, and Dani, the new girl who has romantic baggage of her own. After all, she has a great family, a goofy group of friends, a rocky romantic history, and dreams of being a music photographer. Growing up in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, Maggie Gonzalez has always been a little messy, but she’s okay with that. In this voice-driven young adult debut by Andrea Mosqueda, Maggie Gonzalez needs a date to her sister's quinceañera - and fast. novels: adolescent sexuality, religion, disability, bullying, and - in many of her books - the unfair expectations of purity and obedience that parents and society place on children. This is thanks, in no small part, to her frank discussion of mature themes that, at the time she was writing, were considered unusual for what we now call Y.A. It’s not uncommon to hear fans of Blume’s work say that reading her books felt as though she was speaking directly to them through the pages. Since the publication of her breakthrough novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” in 1970, while she was a young housewife in suburban New Jersey, Blume has maintained a fiercely devoted audience that has found enlightenment and understanding through her preteen and teenage characters. 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Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock, and her mother and grandmother. This bewitching and harrowing tale of mystery and survival, and memory and magic, makes the impossible all too real…Ī middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman This means that if you choose to purchase, I’ll make a small commission.) The Ocean at the End of the Lane Synopsis Then keep reading because we also have suggestions for three books like The Ocean at the End of the Lane. The discussion guide features a book synopsis, 10 starter questions and selected reviews (including one from author Patrick Rothfuss that is absolutely priceless.) 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