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The outsiders
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parents' death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.
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Literary tastes are as heritable as other human phenotypes: Evidence from twins’ library borrowing
Social science research argues that differences in individuals’ literary and cultural tastes originate in social environments. Yet, it might be that these differences are partly associated with genetic differences between individuals. To address this possibility, we use nation-scale registry data on library borrowing among Danish twins ( N = 67,900) to assess the heritability of literary tastes. We measure literary tastes via borrowing of books of different genres (e.g., crime and biographical novels) and formats (physical, digital, and audio) and decompose the total variance in literary tastes into components attributable to shared genes (heritability), shared environments (social environment shared by siblings), and unique environments (social environments not shared by siblings). We find that genetic differences account for 45–70 percent of the total variance in literary tastes, shared environments account for almost none of the variance, and unique environments account for a moderate share. These results suggest that literary tastes are approximately as heritable as other human phenotypes (e.g., physical traits, cognition, and health). Moreover, heritability is higher for socioeconomically disadvantaged groups than for advantaged groups. Overall, our results suggest that research should consider the role of genetic differences in accounting for individual differences in literary and broader cultural tastes.
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The ravenous
From the outside, the Cane family looks like they have it all. A successful military father, a loving mother and five beautiful teenage daughters. But on the inside, life isn't quite so idyllic: the Cane sisters can barely stand each other, their father is always away and their neglectful mother struggles with addiction and depression. When the youngest and most beloved sister dies in a tragic accident, the sisters discover just how far they will go to keep their family together.
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Writerly Sisters and Maternal Absence in Contemporary Young Adult Fiction
The subject of sister relationships in contemporary young adult fiction has been all but ignored in the critical literature, glossed over in favor of a protagonist's relationship with her parents, closest friend, or boyfriend. Nevertheless, the topic of sisters in the context of family relationships has an ongoing relevance to contemporary young adult readers, particularly in the face of adolescent adversity and sisters who replace mothers who are physically absent. The bond between sister pairs in these coming-of-age narratives is represented as a positive one of deep intimacy, connection, friendship and profound significance which may well enable the sisters to overcome challenges that have arisen during childhood and that re-emerge in late adolescence. The literary sister relationship is examined in the context of absent parents in Joanne Horniman's Secret Scribbled Notebooks (2004) and My Candlelight Novel (2008), Jandy Nelson's The Sky Is Everywhere (2010) and Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl (2013).
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Crown of coral and pearl
\"Nor once dreamed of seeing the wondrous wealth and beauty of Ilara, the kingdom that's ruled her village for as long as anyone can remember. But when a childhood accident left her with a permanent scar, it became clear that her identical twin sister, Zadie, would likely be chosen to marry the Crown Prince--while Nor remained behind, unable to ever set foot on land. Then Zadie is gravely injured, and Nor is sent to Ilara in her place. To Nor's dismay, her future husband, Prince Ceren, is as forbidding and cold as his home--a castle carved into a mountain and devoid of sunlight. And as she grows closer to Ceren's brother, the charming Prince Talin, Nor uncovers startling truths about a failing royal bloodline, a murdered queen...and a plot to destroy the home she was once so eager to leave. In order to save her people, Nor must learn to negotiate the treacherous protocols of a court where lies reign and obsession rules. But discovering her own formidable strength may be the one move that costs her everything: the crown, Varenia and Zadie\"--Amazon.com.
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'To Hand out the Stars': Jane Langton's Fiction for Children
In The Mysterious Circus (2005) and The Dragon Tree, most of the magic is leftto young Georgie and her friends, as the older siblings move into the adult world, their magic childhood adventures taking on the sad sheen of dream. Young adult students in my Writing for Children classes have been intrigued by excerpts from Diamond.
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Ringer : Gemma ; Ringer : Lyra
\"In the world outside of the Haven Institute, Lyra and Caelum are finding it hard to be human--and Lyra, infected at Haven with a terrible disease, finds her symptoms are growing worse. When Caelum leaves without warning, Lyra follows him, seeking a pioneering organization in Philadelphia that might have a cure. But what they uncover there is a shocking connection to their past, even as their future seems in danger of collapsing. Though Gemma just wants to go back to her normal life after Haven, she soon learns that her powerful father has other plans for the replicas--unless she and her boyfriend Pete can stop him. But they soon learn that they aren't safe either. The Haven Institute wasn't destroyed after all, and now Gemma is the one behind the walls\"--Amazon.com.
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\A whole, perfect thing\: Sibling Bonds and Anti-slavery Politics in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Dred
When William Alcott asks in his 1850 book of advice for young American men, \"What can be a lovelier sight than of brothers and sisters who truly love one another, and who seek to elevate, adorn, and improve each other?\" (266), he was echoing a sentiment that appeared over and over again in domestic advice literature, domestic fiction, and even the letters and autobiographies of actual brothers and sisters in the antebellum United States.
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If birds fly back
Linny has been fascinated by disappearances, ever since her sister Grace ran away in the middle of the night without saying goodbye. Sebastian can tell you how many galaxies there are, and knows how much plutonium weighs. But the one thing he can't figure out is the identity of his birth father. They've never met, but Linny and Sebastian have one thing in common: an obsession with famous novelist and filmmaker Alvaro Herrera, who went missing three years ago and has just reappeared. As they learn more about the mystery of Alvaro, Linny and Sebastian uncover the answers they've been searching for.
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