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The Choke Artist
''The Choke Artist'' is the 2012 autobiography of David Yoo. His fourth book, it was published eight years after his first effort “Girls For Breakfast”. The book was a selection for the Massachusetts “Must Read” list and a 2013 Finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award. The book High school David attended high school in the affluent, lily-white suburb of Avon, Connecticut. Being a Korean American, he was a minority and therefore identified with the only black student in his grade and became obsessed with rap music. The infatuation with rap ended abruptly when David and his “crew”, including friends Jay and Chris, attended a rap concert at the Springfield Civic Center. Dave’s crew were exposed as pretenders when the headliner shouted, “Let me get a shout-out for the three white boys in the audience!” Meanwhile, Dave’s sister, Liz, who by his admission looked “way more Asian than me”, studied her tail off and practiced the violin six hours a day, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Yoo
David Yoo (born 1974) is an American fiction writer. Overview David Yoo is the author of two young adult novels. He has also contributed to several anthologies. He has published fiction and nonfiction in Massachusetts Review, Rush Hour, Maryland Review, and the anthology Guys Write for Guys Read (Viking). He is also a columnist for KoreAm Journal. David Yoo is a graduate from Skidmore College with an MA in creative writing from the University of Colorado-Boulder. His first novel, ''Girls For Breakfast'' (Delacorte) Korean a ''Booksense Pick'', an ''NYPL Books For the Teen Age'' selection, and a ''Reading Rants Top Ten Books for Teens'' choice. He lives in Massachusetts, where he regularly plays adult soccer and Sega Genesis, teaches fiction at the Gotham Writers' Workshop, and is a mentor for the Solstice MFA program at Pine Manor College Pine Manor College (PMC) was a private college in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1911 and was historically a women's colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Dickinson
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. Little-known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, into a prominent family with strong ties to its community. After studying at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she briefly attended the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family's home in Amherst. Evidence suggests that Dickinson lived much of her life in isolation. Considered an eccentric by locals, she developed a penchant for white clothing and was known for her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, to even leave her bedroom. Dickinson never married, and most friendships between her and others depended entirely upon correspondence. While Dickinson was a prolific writer, her only publications during her lifetime were 10 of her nearly 1,800 poems, and one letter. The poems published the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Books
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing ''agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses which eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Adult Non-fiction Books
Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American rock band * ''Young'', an EP by Charlotte Lawrence, 2018 Songs * "Young" (Baekhyun and Loco song), 2018 * "Young" (The Chainsmokers song), 2017 * "Young" (Hollywood Undead song), 2009 * "Young" (Kenny Chesney song), 2002 * "Young" (Place on Earth song), 2018 * "Young" (Tulisa song), 2012 * "Young", by Ella Henderson, 2019 * "Young", by Lil Wayne from '' Dedication 6'', 2017 * "Young", by Nickel Creek from ''This Side'', 2002 * "Young", by Sam Smith from ''Love Goes'', 2020 * "Young", by Silkworm from ''Italian Platinum'', 2002 * "Young", by Vallis Alps, 2015 * "Young", by Pixey, 2016 People Surname * Young (surname) The surname Young has several origins. In some cases – particularly in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland – th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
