04995cam a2201033 4500 1346472452 TxAuBib 20240629120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798887070797 B0BVML1QMD Amazon 45f36809-2682-4d3f-b1e6-13d54f99a691 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9612023 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Thomas, James Frankie. Idlewild [Libby] : A Novel. The Overlook Press, 2023. loss and grief. artistic vision. literary fiction. prep school. growing up. Teen Drama. high school. teenagers. first love. sibling rivalry. Historical Fiction. social commentary. Manhattan. 911. identity crisis. September 11. Self-Discovery. new york city. 2000s. Literary. lgbtq fiction. teenage friendship. Arts and culture. nonconformity. antiwar demonstrations. teen identity. crushes. teen girls. teenage drama. new york city setting. best book of the year. high school relationships. teenage rebellion. intellectual curiosity. teen rebellion. Transgender characters. creative freedom. artistic ambitions. school cliques. best novels of the year. teen crushes. friendship bonds. cultural shifts. Social justice themes. queer coming-of-age. Literary exploration. Early-Internet Novel. Quaker Traditions. recommended by npr. Artsy Quaker School. Manhattan Prep School. Darkly Funny Fiction. Gender identity exploration. 911 Impact. Coming-of-Age Challenges. Contemplative Silence. Secret Love Affairs. Invert Society. Romantic Tensions. Urban Bohemian. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2514kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) HTML:<b>NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR</b> <b>BY: Vox * The Paris Review * NPR * Vanity Fair /</b> <b>A FINALIST FOR THE L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR FIRST FICTION</b><br /> <b>James Frankie Thomas's <i>Idlewild</i> is a darkly funny story of two adults looking back on their intense teenage friendship, in a queer, trans, and early-Internet twist on the Manhattan prep school novel.</b><br /> <br /> Idlewild is a tiny, artsy Quaker high school in lower Manhattan. Students call their teachers by their first names, there are no grades, and every day begins with 20 minutes of contemplative silence in the Meetinghouse. It is during one of those meetings that an airplane hits the Twin Towers.<br /> <br /> For two Idlewild outcasts, 9/11 serves as the first day of an intense, 18-month friendship. Fay is prickly, aloof, and obsessed with gay men; Nell is shy, sensitive, and obsessed with Fay. The two of them bond fiercely and spend all their waking hours giddily parsing their environment for homoerotic subtext.<br /> Then, during rehearsals for the fall play, they notice two sexually ambiguous boys who are potential candidates for their exclusive Invert Society. The pairs become mirrors of one another and drive each other to make choices that they'll regret for the rest of their lives.<br /> <br /> Looking back on these events as adults, the estranged Fay and Nell trace that fateful school year, recalling backstage theater department intrigue, antiwar demonstrations, smutty fanfic written over AIM and a shared dial-up connection—and the spectacular cascade of mistakes, miscommunications, and betrayals that would ultimately tear the two of them apart. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-06-29 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=45f36809-2682-4d3f-b1e6-13d54f99a691&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=45f36809-2682-4d3f-b1e6-13d54f99a691&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=45f36809-2682-4d3f-b1e6-13d54f99a691&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)