She smoothes the front of the dress, looking down at her hands, at her bitten fingernails, at her big feet in the pointy-toes shoes. This is a woman's dress, she thinks, a young woman's dress. It is not a girl's dress. It is solidly on the other side of the line outside of girlhood. It is a dress that says something big in a very quiet way; it is a dress that is talking to Alice right now, a dress that is making her feel possibilities never before considered, the possibility of perfume and pretty and dancing and boys. This dress is who she might be, only more so.
Laura HarringtonMots clés fiction coming-of-age iraq-war father-daughter alice-bliss
He begins to sing to her, very softly, almost not singing at all, just a whisper of a tune. He spins out the tune like it is a tale he is telling her, until he feels her body relax, until he feels her falling into sleep. He sings to let her know he’s there, to stay anchored to the earth, to keep from laughing or crying in amazement that he is lying with Alice in his arms, he sings as if music could keep her alive, as if music could feed her soul, as if music could weave a protective spell around her to survive these days and these weeks and these months and these years, he sings as if he could give her a piece of himself, which will ring inside of her like a bell, like a promise, like hope whenever she needs him; and in his singing, he promises her every single thing he can think of, and more.
Laura HarringtonMots clés coming-of-age iraq-war young-love father-daughter alice-bliss
Perhaps that was the point; life, if you did it right, meant learning and changing. If you didn't, you died- or stopped growing - which amounted to more or less the same thing. So I would slide in and out of different roles until I discovered the one that fit me best.
-Deuce, (183)
Mots clés meaning-of-life coming-of-age changing deuce
Do you think we can be friends?” I asked.
He stared up at the ceiling. “Probably not, but we can pretend.
Mots clés love history adventure romance fantasy paranormal-romance fiction fairy-tales magic action novel paranormal greek-mythology young-adult mythology coming-of-age camelot mermaid wizards time-travel ya merlin sword poseidon arthurian teen retellings urban-fantasy women-s-fiction ya-fantasy sword-and-sorcery ya-paranormal ya-romance arthurian-collection sea-creatures
He’d used the amulet to read my thoughts again.
I pictured smacking him in the face.
Mots clés love history adventure romance fantasy paranormal-romance fiction fairy-tales magic action novel paranormal greek-mythology young-adult mythology coming-of-age camelot mermaid wizards time-travel ya merlin sword poseidon arthurian teen retellings urban-fantasy women-s-fiction ya-fantasy sword-and-sorcery ya-paranormal ya-romance arthurian-collection sea-creatures
I noticed him right away. No, it wasn’t his lean, rugged face. Or the dark waves of shiny hair that hung just a little too long on his forehead. It wasn’t the slim, collarless biker jacket he wore, hugging his lean shoulders. It was the way he stood. The confident way he waited in the cafeteria line to get a slice of pizza. He didn’t saunter. He didn’t amble. He stood at the center, and let the other people buzz around him. His stance was straight and sure.
Priya ArdisMots clés love history adventure romance fantasy paranormal-romance fiction fairy-tales magic action novel paranormal greek-mythology young-adult mythology coming-of-age camelot mermaid wizards time-travel ya merlin sword poseidon arthurian teen retellings urban-fantasy women-s-fiction ya-fantasy sword-and-sorcery ya-paranormal ya-romance arthurian-collection sea-creatures
Sometimes milestones are not measured by the accomplishments of society, but by those of integrity.
Tamara Rose BlodgettMots clés self-realization coming-of-age tamara-rose-blodgett death-series unrequited-death
Plus, once he did the requisite double-take and recognized me, he’d probably beat the crap out of any guy who looked at me in all my Snow White meets Frederick’s of Hollywood glory.
Katja MillayMots clés love relationship coming-of-age brokenness
I'm not very good at being alive. Sometimes I despair of ever mastering it, getting it right. When I'm old, perhaps.
Tanith LeeMots clés young-adult coming-of-age the-silver-metal-lover
Resting on the roots of this old oak I lean back against his knotted trunk, shine my granny smith on my sleeve And ponder the days…
Kellie ElmoreMots clés imagination life growing-up children youth dreams childhood magic memories coming-of-age dreamer cute
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