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Normal illusiveYou won't find storybook families in these twelve wonderfully daring stories by Lucia Nevai. Over and over, Nevai's characters, from an urbane ex hippie in Manhattan to a disabled war veteran in rural Louisiana, miss in their attempts to connect with the people they love most. But in the midst of all the missed connections, something remarkable (and often very funny) happens. In the tradition of Amy Bloom, Ellen Gilchrist, and Francine Prose, Nevai

and laugh-out-loud funny

Lowering your grocery bill (without coupons

the Red Hot Chili Peppers' lead singer and songwriter shares a searingly honest account of life in the rock scene's fast lane—from the darkness into the light

They didn't know who they had

Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans

Mixing mystery and adventure in the tradition of Louis Sachar

whose recent death the family is still mourning

but so is she

This is my world

a video of Kyla "doing it" with her crush-worthy English teacher is uploaded to her school's website

This idea -- using computers to spy on people and groups perceived as a threat

one last time