· With a fresh perspective, first-time novelist Dominique Paul deftly weaves a family drama about chaos and dysfunction, with a young girl's journey of triumph. Full of humor and sorrow, heartbreak and hope, The Possibility of Fireflies is really a story that we all ISBN With a fresh perspective, first-time novelist Dominique Paul deftly weaves a family drama about chaos and dysfunction, with a young girl's journey of triumph. Full of humor and sorrow, heartbreak and hope, The Possibility of Fireflies is really a story that we all have to tell: the story of the summer we grew up.4/5(7). With a fresh perspective, first-time novelist Dominique Paul deftly weaves a family drama about chaos and dysfunction, with a young girl's journey of triumph. Full of humor and sorrow, heartbreak and hope, The Possibility of Fireflies is really a story that we all have to tell: the story of the summer we grew up/5(17).
An edgy rock n' roll coming-of-age story following a precocious teenager with dreams of becoming a writer who must navigate life with a chaotic, self-destructive mother, a volatile metal-head sister and is falling in love with an older boy. Based on the acclaimed novel by Dominique Paul, "The Possibility of Fireflies" is a coming-of-age story. PAUL, Dominique. The possibility of fireflies. Simon Schuster. p. c $ S. Ellie is 14 years old as this narrative begins. Her older sister Gwen has pretty much gone wild. With a fresh perspective, first-time novelist Dominique Paul deftly weaves a family drama about chaos and dysfunction, with a young girl's journey of triumph. Full of humor and sorrow, heartbreak and hope, The Possibility of Fireflies is really a story that we all have to tell: the story of the summer we grew up.
When she isn't writing, Domin. Dominique Paul grew up in a Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and received her BA in English from the University of Maryland, College Park. The Possibility of Fireflies, her first novel, was published by Simon Schuster in October to rave reviews. Kirkus Reviews hailed Fireflies as “sensitively written immediately gripping and emotionally intense.”. DOMINIQUE PAUL grew up in a Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and received her BA in English from the University of Maryland, College Park. The Possibility of Fireflies, her first novel, was published by Simon Schuster in October to rave reviews. The Possibility of Fireflies by Dominique Paul has much in common with Paul Zindel's play The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. Both feature two sisters who are being raised by a mother who is not really up to the job. The older sister in each is a troubled figure, clearly a character who will not do well in life.
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