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Lädt ... Unaccompanied Minorsvon Alden Jones
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I'm so pleased to be the first reviewer of these deeply felt stories, all filled with the worst impulses and best laid worst plans. The book is populated by some unusual characters, such as travelers who envision homeless shelters as funky youth hostels, and an Outward Bound group of misfits who form a merry band. Everyone is young and old beyond their years and some are your typical teenage/early twenties searchers like the babysitter who doesn't get molested by the dad in the car, and the teacher of English in Mexico who's resentful of the privileged blonde missionaries who blow into her town to do some shopping for souvenirs and trolling of local boys. Every setting is vivid and every sin seems unforgiveable. The narratives are so convincing that you'll probably see these places in your own travels and travails. Really absorbing. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Taut and fearless, mixing innocence with daring honesty, Jones's stories overturn our understanding of what it means to be young. A man on a mission to "save" people finds himself drawn to a brothel; two young women create mayhem in a homeless shelter; a group of Evangelical American teenagers descends on a quiet Costa Rican sugar cane town; a girl who grows scales no doctor can remedy finds solace in a friendship with a classmate who doesn't eat. From the wilds of Tennessee to Costa Rica's gritty capitol city and suburban America, Unaccompanied Minors explores the consequences of acting in a world that rarely provides the accompaniment we expect. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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