Biblioracle: Natasha Stagg tells an unsparing and emotionally raw coming-of-age story in ‘Grand Rapids’
- Posted on January 17, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Biblioracle: Natasha Stagg tells an unsparing and emotionally raw coming-of-age story in ‘Grand Rapids’

“Grand Rapids” opens in the early, post-9/11 2000s with 15-year-old Tess living with her aunt, uncle and cousins according to the wishes of her mother, who has recently died of cancer.