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Sam : a novel / Allegra Goodman.

Goodman, Allegra, (author.).

Summary:
"There is a girl, and her name is Sam. She adores her father, though he isn't around much. Her mother, Courtney, struggles to make ends meet, and never fails to remind her daughter that her life should be different. Sam doesn't fit in at school, where the other girls have the right shade of blue jeans and don't question the rules. Sam doesn't care about jeans or rules. She just loves to climb--trees, fences, walls, the side of a building. When she's climbing, she discovers a place she belongs: she can turn off her brain, pain has a purpose, and it's okay if you want to win. As Sam grows into her teens, she grapples with self-doubt and insecurity for the first time. She yearns for her climbing coach to notice her, but his attention crosses boundaries she doesn't know how to resist. She wishes her father would leave for good, instead of always coming and going, but once he's gone, she realizes how much she's lost. She rages against her mother's constant pressure to plan for a more secure future, but also sees how hard she works and how much she sacrifices. Wrestling with who she wants to be in the face of what she's expected to do, Sam comes to understand that she alone can make her dreams come true"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593447819
  • ISBN: 0593447816
  • Physical Description: 316 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : The Dial Press, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Read with Jenna"--Cover.
Subject: Dysfunctional families > Fiction.
Self-confidence > Fiction.
Girls > Fiction.
Genre: Bildungsromans.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 43 of 47 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 47 total copies.
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Abington Community Library FICTION GOODMAN (Text) 50687011814830 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION GOODMAN (Text) 50686016263134 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION GOODMAN (Text) 50686016263290 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F GOO (Text) 33240005157097 Adult Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F GOO (Text) 75011000387461 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library GOO (Text) 33249025384706 Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library FICTION Goo (Text) 85131001863860 CACM Fiction Available -
Carroll Valley Library FIC GOODMAN ALLEGRA (Text) 35740635944507 Fiction Available -
Dalton Community Library FICTION GOODMAN (Text) 50689010458981 Adult Fiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults GOO Fiction (Text) 34001001435435 Adult Area Available -


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