Contemporary fiction books from United States of America
Recommended contemporary fiction books (110)
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If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from United States of America for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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The Virgin Suicides meets The Florida Project in this wildly original debut—a coming-of-age story about the crucible of girlhood, from a writer of rare and startling talent We would not be born out of sweetness, we were born out of rage, we felt it in our bones. In Falls Landing, Florida—a place built of theme parks, swampy lakes, and scorched bougainvillea flowers—something sinister lurks in the deep. A gang of thirteen-year-old girls obsessively orbit around the local preacher's daughter, Sammy. She is mesmerizing, older, and in love with Eddie. But suddenly, Sammy goes missing. Where is she... continue
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Cancelado by Percival Everett ES
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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Thelonious “Monk” Ellison es un escritor en crisis, aclamado por la crítica y rechazado por diecisiete editoriales que creen que no hay lectores para sus libros. Además, está pasando por un momento familiar muy difícil. Su madre está enferma de Alzheimer y tiene que enfrentarse al suicidio de su padre, ocurrido siete años atrás. Necesita dinero y, arrebatado por la ira y la desesperación, publica bajo seudónimo una novela con todos los ingredientes del típico bestseller de escritor negro.
El mundo cotidiano del ... continue
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CIDADES DE PAPEL by JOHN GREEN PT
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Quentin Jacobsen tem uma paixão platônica pela magnífica vizinha e colega de escola Margo Roth Spiegelman. Até que em um cinco de maio que poderia ter sido outro dia qualquer, ela invade sua vida pela janela de seu quarto, com a cara pintada e vestida de ninja, convocando-o a fazer parte de um engenhoso plano de vingança. E ele, é claro, aceita.
Assim que a noite de aventuras acaba e um novo dia se inicia, Q vai para a escola e então descobre que o paradeiro da sempre enigmática Margo é agora um mistério. No entanto, ele l... continue
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Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people... In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance -- and Papi's secrets -- the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their f... continue
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Copila de zǎpadǎ by Eowyn Ivey RO
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Ajunşi la jumătatea vieţii, Jack şi Mabel se luptă să-şi clădească o viaţă nouă în Alaska anilor ’20, însă durerea pricinuită de lipsa copiilor sapă o prăpastie tot mai adâncă între ei. Într-o clipă de exaltare, la căderea primei zăpezi din an, cei doi clădesc o copilă de zăpadă cu chip delicat, buze trandafirii şi păr bălai. Nu mică le este însă mirarea a doua zi, când descoperă că fetiţa de zăpadă a prins viaţă, ca şi cum povestea Snegurocikăi, ce încântase copilăria lui Mabel, ar fi devenit dintr-odată realitate. Din acea clipă, Fa... continue
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Cosas que nunca dejamos atrás by Lucy Score ES
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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Si hay algo que tiene claro, es que no es su tipo. Para nada. Knox prefiere vivir su vida tal y como se toma el café: solo. Pero todo cambia cuando llega a su pueblecito un terremoto llamado Naomi, una novia a la fuga en busca de su gemela, de la que lleva años sin saber nada. Lástima que su hermana le robe el coche y el dinero y la deje a cargo de una sobrina que no sabía que existía. Al ver cómo la vida de Naomi se va al traste, Knox decide hacer lo que mejor se le da: sacar a la gente de apuros. Después, volverá a su rutina solitaria... O ese es el plan. El gran fenómeno del año en BookTok ... continue
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Daddy by Emma Cline EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
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From the bestselling author of The Girls comes a “brilliant” (The New York Times) story collection exploring the dark corners of human experience. “Daddy’s ten masterful, provocative stories confirm that Cline is a staggering talent.”—Esquire NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY An absentee father collects his son from boarding school after a shocking act of violence. A nanny to a celebrity family hides out in Laurel Canyon in the aftermath of a tabloid scandal. A young woman sells her underwear to strangers. A notorious guest arrives at a placid, not-quite rehab... continue
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Daisy Jones & The Six : A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup—from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Malibu Rising, and Carrie Soto Is Back REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NOW AN EMMY AWARD–NOMINATED ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY REESE WITHERSPOON “An explosive, dynamite, down-and-dirty look at a fictional rock band told in an interview style that gives it irresistible surface energy.”—Elin Hilderbrand ONE OF THE BEST BO... continue
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