RADIO FREE TEXASFrom beloved bestselling author Libba Bray, a story of love, rock n' roll, and sex (in that order) in 1980s Texas.
"The characters are raw, real, and flawed; they’re doing their best to learn that everyone struggles and nobody’s truly alone."
–School Library Journal, starred review "A powerhouse coming of age novel."
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RADIO FREE TEXAS
Hope, heartbreak and rock and roll collide in this witty story of love, rebellion and self-discovery in 1980s Texas.
Bowie is a little bit lost in his small Texas town. As he starts his senior year, the only thing he's pretty sure of is that he has a crush on Comet Jensen, a girl who's such a firecracker that she actually sets off a firecracker on the first day of school.
Since Comet is one wrong move away from getting expelled, Bowie steps in and takes the blame for the stunt. His punishment? Community service at a local radio station run by an anti-social, antiestablishment anti-hero named Marlon. Suddenly, Bowie finds he not only has something to do, but he also has something to say. And, possibly, a future with Comet. In the tradition of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Eleanor & Park, and any other book or movie that's nailed what it's like to be lost and then found when you're in high school, this is a funny, touching story about how growing up, like love, is never a solo project. Target | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop | Amazon |
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Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Book NAIBA Book of the Year Good Morning America Book Club Pick UNDER THE
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UNDER THE SAME STARSIt was said that if you wrote to the Bridegroom’s Oak, the love of your life would answer back. Now, the tree is giving up its secrets at last.
In 1940s Germany, Sophie is excited to discover a message waiting for her in the Bridegroom's Oak from a mysterious suitor. Meanwhile, her best friend, Hanna, is sending messages too—but not to find love. As World War II unfolds in their small town of Kleinwald, the oak may hold the key to resistance against the Nazis. In 1980s West Germany, American teen transplant Jenny feels suffocated by her strict parents and is struggling to fit in. Until she finds herself falling for Lena, a punk-rock girl hell-bent on tearing down the wall separating West Germany from East Germany, and meeting Frau Hermann, a kind old lady with secrets of her own. In Spring 2020, New York City, best friends Miles and Chloe are slogging through the last few months of senior year when an unexpected package from Chloe’s grandmother leads them to investigate a cold case about two unidentified teenagers who went missing under the Bridegroom’s Oak eighty years ago. Target | Walmart | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop
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