Emily Franklin

Ring in the holiday with eighteen writers who extol, excoriate, and expand our understanding of this most merry of Jewish festivals as they offer up funny, irreverent, and, yes, even nostalgic takes on a holiday that holds a special place in Jewish hearts . . . and stomachs. Pieces by Jonathan Tropper, Jennifer Gilmore, Steve Almond, Joanna Smith Rakoff, Adam Langer, and others address pressing issues: what is the weight gain associated with eating...

Being yourself should be simple-as plain as the nose on your face In this modern retelling of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac, seventeen-year-old Cyrie is a brilliant, athletic, and funny girl with a witty retort for each of the endless big-nose jokes she endures. But despite her talents and charm, she is convinced that all anyone sees is her nose. No guy-especially not Eddie "Rox" Roxanninoff-would ever find her appealing. When Rox shows interest...

The Girls' Almanac chronicles the lives of Jenna and Lucy-two thirty-something women who desperately long for a true friend-as well as the lives of the women and men who have touched them: friends, lovers, parents, and neighbors. Set across the Northeast-through suburban neighborhoods, preppy camps, island resorts, and Ivy League colleges-as well as far flung locales like Ecuador and Iceland, The Girls' Almanac traces the friendships of women willing...

Love finally connects with her mother-and finds her whole world turned upside down Big changes are afoot for Love Bukowski. Just when she meets her half-sister for the first time in Los Angeles, she gets a call from her long-lost mother and hops a plane back to Martha's Vineyard. Love is ready to embrace the new and exciting steps toward her senior year-but in Massachusetts, she finds more than she bargained for. Her mom is still not there, her boyfriend,...

In this original collection, critically acclaimed female writers pull back the curtain on being twenty-something. Entertaining and enlightening, this anthology speaks honestly about that unique time in life when expectations are not always realized, yet surprises are plentiful and thrilling.

A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age: How do you define family? Jenny Fitzgerald is an artist who never fit in with her sports-obsessed parents and siblings. Still, she loves her family-even if she doesn't relate to them. Even if, unlike her younger siblings, Jenny's father is Donor 142. She's always known the truth, but before now, it hasn't seemed to matter much. But this summer-her sixteenth-is different. Where does Jenny really belong?...

Three girls find romance and friendship while working at the most exclusive ski resort in Europe At Le Trois Alpes, Harley, Melissa, and Lily (a.k.a. Dove) find a place to run away from their pasts. Small-town Colorado girl Harley scored the coveted hostess job-even though she's got attitude to spare. She hopes to start a new life with rich and famous friends-and perhaps a cute guy. Melissa just arrived from Australia and is ready to cook. But things...

Bertucci, Olivia and Codman-an impenetrable trio of friends-spend the night before graduation locked inside a condemned movie theater. Before sunrise, they must face the tragic events of the past year and examine what the future might bring.

There's a new Love in the Old World Love Bukowski is finally in London! Her term abroad at the London Academy of Drama and Music promises to be anything but average. After leaving Hadley Hall-as well as her dad, who's got a new girlfriend, and her beloved aunt Mable, who is fighting serious health issues-Love faces a new set of challenges across the pond: voice lessons, keeping up with Arabella and her new friends, and falling for a Brit who is completely...