Book picks similar to
The Teenage Workbook, or, The Passing of an April Shower by Adrian Tan
fiction
singapore
romance
children
Everything but the Brain
Jean Tay - 2010
It won Best Original Script in The Straits Times’ Life! Theatre Awards in 2006.“Jean’s adroit handling of themes, from the origins of genius to gene heritage and the tyranny of Time, makes Everything but the Brain one of the best things seen on stage here in a while.” —The Straits Times“One of the more thoughtfully constructed original shows to come out of Singapore in recent times.” —The Business Times
Mormonville
Jeff Call - 2002
Early indications are that his success is certain, but along the way Luke discovers these people exhibit traits he has rarely seen before-- kindness, compassion, and sincerity, to name a few. As he struggles to complete his assignment in so-called "Mormonville," Luke unwittingly learns the truth about himself.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
Sue Townsend - 1982
Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog swallowed the tree off the Christmas cake. "Why" indeed.
True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet
Lara Deloza - 2005
She just doesn't realize how big a step. Morgan's mom sends her to Ft. Wayne, Indiana, to recover. Even with a makeunder, an assumed name, and a fake identity, Middle America is going to mean a serious lifestyle adjustment for this Hollywood starlet.
Someone Like You
Susan Mallery - 2004
. .Jill Strathern left town for the big city and never looked back-until she returned home years later to run a small law practice. It turns out her childhood crush, Mac Kendreck, a burned-out LAPD cop, has also come back to sleepy Los Lobos. Even though Mac had rejected her back in high school, Jill can't deny the attraction she still feels for him.Now Jill and Mac are tangled up in enough drama to satisfy the most jaded L.A. denizens-Mafia dons, social workers, angry exes and one very quirky eight-year-old can make even the simplest romance complicated. And it all goes to prove that when it comes to affairs of the heart, there's no place like home.
The Eagle of the Ninth
Rosemary Sutcliff - 1954
Set in Roman Britain this story is of a young Roman officer who sets out to discover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the Ninth Legion, who marched into the mists of Northern Britain and never returned.