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...such as Carles Puyol. I adore Arsenal too much to concoct reasons to turn against them for the sake of a match. But Barça is nearer and dearer to my heart, ever so slightly. My love for the team sprang from my love of the city. A cousin of mine had fought for the republic in the Spanish Civil War. Why would a Polish Jew, who had never before set foot in Spain, journey across Europe to take up arms with the Catalans? As a boy, I began reading about Barcelona's resistance to Franco and developed...
...novel begins, Hannah is 14 and bearing silent witness to the demolition of her parents' marriage while cautiously exploring the notion of romance herself. From this vivid little home movie, the book spins forward, light-footed, catching Hannah on a disastrous college road trip, falling for her trampy cousin's boyfriend, having her first kiss at the advanced age of 21. Where Prep was about love and social class, Man of My Dreams is very much a book about love, love, love, but Sittenfeld shows us that there is still something fresh to say about the oldest subject...
...save their family, Randy, his brother Laurence and cousin Rydell, both 18, had to jump from a third-story window into the 8-ft.-deep waters of the flooded city. The cousins, none of whom are strong swimmers, swam several blocks to get an abandoned boat and then spent nine hours ferrying family members to higher ground, helping others when they could...
Sardine in Outer Space by Emmanuel Guilbert & Joann Sfar will also be a multi-volume series, but aimed at young readers. The book collects short, silly stories that feature Sardine, a little girl who dresses like a witch, travels around in space with her pirate uncle and trouble-making cousin Little Louie, and gets into goofy adventures battling Supermuscleman, a comical bad guy who wants to capture all the children of the universe. As a comic for very young readers, it has plenty of funny visuals and easy plots. In one, the group has to win a dance contest...
...that you named your dog Pythagoras...’ “Priscilla opened her mouth and gave a few soundless gulps. “‘And that you couldn’t get a date to the freshman fall dance, so you had to take your cousin...’ “‘Okay, fine!’ she said in complete consternation. ‘Fine! I promise I’ll do whatever you want. I’ll talk to the club manager. Just please don’t mention...