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Molly Shannon explores the childhood tragedy that changed her life forever, but her general optimism A horrific car accident with her father at the wheel changed her family forever when Shannon was very

But an unwed mother in that time and place has little chance of keeping a child once the Church has a Michaels developed SNL , his ups and downs, his vision, and how he created the institution that would change

He and others in his culture are made to feel less-than because the rules of the game have changed--hunting

Air by Paul Kalanithi “I began to realize that coming in such close contact with my own mortality had changed There was just a little bit of repetition at times, but I read an advance reader's copy, so this likely changed

Zeno and Della are vagabonds, putting on shows for small bills and change, scrambling to make enough and mission, she wonders: could identifying and lifting the curse offer answers--and could it even change Sadie Green are brilliant, creative collaborators and a wonderfully complementary pair since their chance

family whose sons all seem cursed to die before their twenty-fourth birthdays has its luck begin to change

Lepucki Lepucki's strange, interesting time-travel novel centers around betrayal, broken hearts, second chances Trans salvager Val is just trying to get by--but an unexpected connection changes everything.

pages to build realities, possibilities, magical developments, quirky fun, deep connection, and second chances Anabin offers them a chance to compete in magical tasks in order to reclaim their lives. The Book of Love explores reality, connections, loyalty, possibilities, and second chances. More Bossy love for oddball novels and second-chance stories For more oddball novels, check out the titles

When the two connect, they just might change everything.

the fraternity boys from next door is dead, Lucy is missing, and Margot is keeping secrets that could change

a piece of valuable artwork, Val agrees to follow her--and uncovers long-buried secrets that could change

Hannah Masury has been hired out as a Boston waterfront inn worker since childhood, but when a man is hanged She disguises herself as a cabin boy on the ship of a notorious pirate, determined to change her fate

When those pulling the strings change the rules to force a dramatic showdown, key characters must make

clever rebellions are entertaining to read about--and in Sharratt's account, lead to Hildegard's extreme change

taking photo upon photo of earth with their telephoto lenses, as the gorgeous scenes of their ever-changing

Then SecUnit, along with its charges, finds itself confronted with an additional time-sensitive side and business loyalties a little bit tedious, and I didn't have time to become invested in SecUnit's charges

Read's debut novel is gorgeously written, with vivid details of mid-century Colorado, moments that change Wilson Moon is a drifter displaced from his tribal lands, and a chance meeting between Wil and Victoria

watching her knowledge creep out and its implications unfold, while she discovered essential facts that change

The three timelines allow Marshall to showcase how situations have changed through the decades for women

like books that play with time, you might also enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Second-Chance breeding, breaking, riding, amassing, and trading horses as well as their revolutionary fighting style of hanging surprise, she begins to notice and respond to the wonders of the light, the weather, the air, and the changing I love stories about returning home, reconnecting with old flames, and chances for redemption, and Every

characters' exploration of the billion-dollar question: Who can rightfully claim to have invented this life-changing

Caroline O'Donoghue Caroline O'Donoghue's coming-of-age story celebrates friendship, young love, and life-changing enjoyment of the celebration of friendship, circuitous routes to self-confidence, and heartwarming second chances

Yet I was frequently distracted by what felt like uneven pacing and tone and abrupt perspective changes

Nothing could change that. Right?

She questions her current romantic relationship, her planned job change, and what her future might look

Air by Paul Kalanithi “I began to realize that coming in such close contact with my own mortality had changed There was just a little bit of repetition at times, but I read an advance reader's copy, so this likely changed

A meeting of grandmother and grandchild could change everything forever.

that her main goals when she attended Taft were not bringing to light racial injustice and leading a charge toward change, but typically teenage: to escape into role-playing video games and write fan fiction,

Dawes with a piece of valuable artwork, Val follows her--and uncovers long-buried secrets that could change

created the horrific system of oppression, control, torture, and death—even with a promise of potential change Power by Naomi Alderman It follows that there are two ways for the nature and use of human power to change When the people change, the palace cannot hold.

I love diving into his vulnerabilities surrounding grief, change, pain, and the fight for freedom from

has been desperately searching across worlds to find the friend she failed to save--the friend who changed

She's set to detest this interloper--but then he sends her a letter that changes everything.

deprivation that kept her and other cult members under control of the Uncles, as the group called the men in charge surprise, she begins to notice and respond to the wonders of the light, the weather, the air, and the changing

in Done and Dusted , particularly Luke, are largely determined to show that they are capable and in charge I'm not looking to nitpick sex scenes, but Luke felt so immediately bossy and in charge during their I yearned for Emmy to take charge of facing her own horse-related fears, ideally while taking charge

including her life's one tender connection, to the young daughter of her former household, her former charge Anglish world--and its selective history of the destruction of the Indigenous people--is due for some changes

The Briar Club , and The Alice Network , as well as The Phoenix Crown , which she wrote with Janie Chang

Zeno and Della are vagabonds, putting on shows for small bills and change, scrambling to make enough Sadie Green are brilliant, creative collaborators and a wonderfully complementary pair since their chance like books that play with time, you might also enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Second-Chance Ryland Grace wakes up as the sole survivor of a last-chance effort to save Earth and its inhabitants. shifters, but at its heart it's about a hurting family and an unimaginable, shocking, heartwarming chance

within the relationships she lays out, and you may not be able to anticipate who's going to have a life-changing couple of the eleven stories in Meloy's collection left me wishing for more, but Meloy doesn't leave you hanging

Annie's own trip down memory lane is unexpectedly hedonistic, joyful, and full of chance encounters as By chance, she experiences unexpected, vulnerable moments with members of the band, and must realize

and mission, she wonders: could identifying and lifting the curse offer answers--and could it even change

book yet of the seven in the Cormoran Strike series, we see some emotional growth, potentially game-changing deliberate in his life choices as the book progresses, ultimately (briefly) showing a potentially game-changing

When her mom shows up from Ghana, Maddie jumps at the chance for some independence; a late bloomer, she Tragedy, misfortune, and a passionate desire to take charge of her life together spur a satisfying turnaround

Nothing could change that. Right?

, Duke, her young life, her path to her husband Joe, and the unexpected ways her future shifted and changed

made up of an older generation steeped in habit and old-fashioned values yet poignantly capable of change

And yet these are the same activities that change lives, sometimes all at once and sometimes more slowly , the way dripping water changes stone.

Each life Nora tries on changes her in some way, whether by erasing her regrets about a path not taken asks how much of a person's happiness and life course is determined by circumstance, by choice, and by chance Yet each life Nora tries on changes her in some way, whether by erasing her regrets about a path not

Letters from family and friends get him through multiple winters--until an unexpected visitor changes When cool Leo at school reveals that he's into comedy too, Haylah jumps at the chance to write material Elliott offers a fantastic, boy-crazy, British story about missteps, facing change, accepting the past

Makkai offers up the potentially world-changing power of young people with an idea and tenacity; and