Frisby's memoir, Ain't All Good, Ain't All Bad, looks back at his own life's trajectory-including family lore going back several generations. With sharp wisdom and a touch of wry humor, he explores changing social dynamics around race, homosexuality, wome

Zomorod (Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block...for the fourth time. California’s Newport Beach is her family’s latest perch, and she’s determined to shuck her brainy loner persona and start afresh with a new Brady Bunch name—Cindy. It’s the late 1970s, and fitting in becomes more difficult as Iran makes U.S. headlines with protests, revolution, and finally the taking of American hostages. Even puka shell necklaces, pool parties, and flying fish can't distract Cindy from the anti-Iran sentiments that creep way too close to home. A poignant yet lighthearted middle grade debut from the author of the bestselling Funny in Farsi. California Library Association’s John and Patricia Beatty Award Winner Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Grades 6–8) New York Historical Society’s New Americans Book Prize Winner Middle East Book Award for Youth Literature, Honorable Mention Booklist 50 Best Middle Grade Novels of the 21st Century

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Five Men, five distinctly different lives, one old board game. Women Can't Play is a contemporary story about five men who get together every Sunday to play an old board game. they have only known each other for a few months but their get-togethers are a way for them to relax and bond. However, their shared time together starts to dwindle as they realize that their personal lives are as complex and diverse as the game they love to play. Charles is an attorney engaged to a snobby doctor.. Preston is a divorced and lonely accountant who struggles to reach a woman who bears as many emotional scars as he does. Darren despises and cheats on his overweight wife. John's life seems idea to the rest of them. However, his marriage to a German woman has its own unique problems. Gary the playboy realizes that his lifestyle is devastating him when a recently dumped girlfriend mysteriously disappears. Their personal dramas threaten their game and their bonds as they fight through them without enlisting help from each other. Will Charles get married even if he isn't in love with his fiancÃ(c)e? Can Preston find romance at last? Will Darren leave his wife? Can John reconcile that an interracial marriage can work? Is Gary responsible for his ex-girlfriend's disappearance?