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Good kings, bad kings

Told in alternating perspectives by a varied and vocal cast of characters, Good Kings, Bad Kings pulls back the curtain to reveal the complicated, funny, and tough life inside the walls of ILLC - an institution for juveniles with disabilities. From Yessenia Lopez, who dreams of her next boyfriend, to Teddy, a resident who dresses up daily in a full suit and tie, and Mia, who guards a terrifying secret, Nussbaum has crafted a multifaceted portrait of a way of life hidden from most of us. In their alliances, the residents ultimately find the strength to bond together, resist their mistreatment, and fight back.

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  • "Told in alternating perspectives by a varied and vocal cast of characters, Good Kings, Bad Kings pulls back the curtain to reveal the complicated, funny, and tough life inside the walls of ILLC - an institution for juveniles with disabilities. From Yessenia Lopez, who dreams of her next boyfriend, to Teddy, a resident who dresses up daily in a full suit and tie, and Mia, who guards a terrifying secret, Nussbaum has crafted a multifaceted portrait of a way of life hidden from most of us. In their alliances, the residents ultimately find the strength to bond together, resist their mistreatment, and fight back."@en
  • "The residents at a facility for disabled young people in Chicago build trust and make friends in an effort to fight against their living conditions and mistreatment."@en
  • "The residents at a facility for disabled young people in Chicago build trust and make friends in an effort to fight against their living conditions and mistreatment."
  • "This powerful and inspiring debut is the 2012 winner of Barbara Kingsolver's PEN/Bellwether Prize for fiction. Told in alternating perspectives by a varied and vocal cast of characters, Nussbaum's novel pulls back the curtain to reveal the complicated life inside the walls of an institution for juveniles with disabilities."@en
  • ""Susan Nussbaum ... invites us into the lives of a group of typical teenagers--alienated, funny, yearning for autonomy--except that they live in an institution for juveniles with disabilities. This unfamiliar, isolated landscape is much the same as the world outside: friendships are forged, trust is built, love affairs are kindled, and rules are broken. But those who call it home have little or no control over their fate. Good Kings Bad Kings challenges our definitions of what it means to be disabled in a story told with remarkable authenticity and in voices that resound with humor and spirit."--Publisher's description."

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  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "Good kings, bad kings"@en
  • "Good kings, bad kings"
  • "Good kings bad kings : a novel"
  • "Good kings bad kings : a novel"@en
  • "Good kings bad kings a novel"

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