02504cam a2200361 i 4500 625988010 TxAuBib 20200520120000.0 170802s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016056762 9780735224292 hardcover 0735224293 hardcover (OCoLC)1002875159 ZQP ZQP eng eng rda rda ZQP rda TJT rda ZQP TxAuBib TJT TxAuBib rda Ng, Celeste, author. Little fires everywhere : a novel / Celeste Ng. New York : Penguin Press, 2017. 338 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Subtitle from jacket cover. In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned - from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren - an enigmatic artist and single mother - who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town--and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs. Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood - and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster. Perfect for book clubs! Visit celesteng.com for discussion guides and more. 1000L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.8 18 500585. 20200520. Single mothers Fiction. Female friendship. Adoption Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. Fiction. TXAAL