04870cam a2200769 4500 523709165 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250318824 1250318823 53f87b7f-e99b-46a5-a5b4-b3c6a4fd9245 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4195381 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Choi, Susan, 1969- Trust Exercise [Libby] : A Novel. Macmillan Audio, 2019. books on tape. Friendship. sexuality. audiobooks. Coming of age. audio books. Suburbs. Asian American authors. Acting. southern. 1980s. experimental fiction. metafiction. Women Writers. national book award winner. high school theater. award-winning authors. 21st century american fiction. Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year. new york magazine best books of the year. kirkus reviews best books of the year. national book awards winner. npr best books of the year. slate best books of the year. time magazine best books of the year. theater club. susan chio. susan cho. best books of 2019. hudson bookseller best books of the year. susan choy. new york public library best books of the year. nypl best books. vulture magazine best books of the year. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 274MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 274MB. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<p><b>WINNER OF THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION</b></p> <p><b>"Electrifying" (<i>People</i>)</b></p> <ul> <li><b>"Masterly" (<i>The Guardian</i>)</b></li> <li><b>"Dramatic and memorable" (<i>The New Yorker</i>)</b></li> <li><b>"Magic" (<i>TIME</i>)</b></li> <li><b>"</b><b>Ingenious" (<i>The Financial Times</i>)</b></li> <li><b>"A gonzo literary performance" (<i>Entertainment Weekly</i>)</b></li> <li><b>"Rare and splendid" (<i>The Boston Globe</i>)</b></li> <li><b>"Remarkable" (<i>USA Today</i>)</b></li> <li><b>"Delicious" (<i>The New York Times</i>)</b></li> <li><b>"Book groups, meet your next selection" (NPR)</b></li> </ul> <p>In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving "Brotherhood of the Arts," two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnoticed—or untoyed with—by anyone, especially not by their charismatic acting teacher, Mr. Kingsley.</p> <p>The outside world of family life and economic status, of academic pressure and of their future adult lives, fails to penetrate this school's walls—until it does, in a shocking spiral of events that catapults the action forward in time and flips the premise upside-down. What the reader believes to have happened to David and Sarah and their friends is not entirely true—though it's not false, either. It takes until the book's stunning coda for the final piece of the puzzle to fall into place—revealing truths that will resonate long after the final sentence.</p> <p>As captivating and tender as it is surprising, <i>Trust Exercise</i> will incite heated conversations about fiction and truth, and about friendships and loyalties, and will leave listeners with wiser understandings of the true capacities of adolescents and of the powers and responsibilities of adults.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. National Book Award. Notable Books for Adults. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:21:58. Verson, Adina. Lim, Jennifer. El-Attar, Suehyla. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/4195381-TrustExercise.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=53f87b7f-e99b-46a5-a5b4-b3c6a4fd9245&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/4195381-TrustExercise.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=53f87b7f-e99b-46a5-a5b4-b3c6a4fd9245&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)