Today we’re spotlighting two first-time authors bringing coming-of-age debuts that portray complex female protagonists making their way into adulthood.
MAAME by Jessica George
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“The work’s ample magnetism resides in the savvy portrayal of Maddie’s as a complicated, sharp, and vulnerable person who is trying to figure out adulthood. Readers will revel in this.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review
MY LAST INNOCENT YEAR by Daisy Alpert Florin
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“Readers will be rapt and pierced by a young woman’s uphill battle, even in all her brilliance, to believe that she can be the ultimate witness to her own life.”–Booklist
MAAME by Jessica George; 9781250282521; 1/31/23
MY LAST INNOCENT YEAR by Daisy Florin Alpert; 9781250857033; 2/14/23