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Book : Riding In Cars With Boys Confessions Of A Bad Girl...

Modelo 40156291
Fabricante o sello Penguin Books
Peso 0.16 Kg.
Precio:   $68,279.00
Si compra hoy, este producto se despachara y/o entregara entre el 15-05-2025 y el 25-05-2025
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-Titulo Original : Riding In Cars With Boys Confessions Of A Bad Girl Who Makes Good

-Fabricante :

Penguin Books

-Descripcion Original:

Denied college, Beverly Donofrio lost interest in everything but riding around town in cars, drinking and smoking, and rebelling against authority. She got married and divorced and finally ended up in an elite New England university, books in one arm, child in the other. A book about the compromise between being your own person and fitting into society. From Publishers Weekly Donofrio, a rebellious policemans daughter, details her promiscuity and drug abuse, early pregnancy and brief marriage, and eventual success as a freelance journalist. In this humor-flecked, street-side view of her unconventional life, Donofrio . . . writes about a mother and her son coming of age together, said PW. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review Beverly Donofrio portrays a world of babies having babies and children raising children. She acknowledges right away that shes not a conventional mother, that she and her son Jason dont have a traditional home life. She was seventeen when Jason was born and they spent eight of the next ten years on welfare. A spunky, spirited woman with a defiant streak, she wages a constant struggle with herself: is Jason an anchor pulling her down or does he provide ballast? At times he seems to grow in spite of her. Her love for him isnt in question, but will she ever be able to comprehend his needs? Motherhood is never easy, but hers was made more difficult by a society ready to cast judgment on young, single mothers, by a family who finds it easier to criticize than support her, and her own struggle to reach a long held dream of a college education. As Beverlys sense of self increases and she realizes her goals, Jason challenges and contributes to her understanding of life and their growth together. -- For great reviews of books for girls, check out Lets Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. -- From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Holly Smith About the Author Beverly Donofrio studied at Wesleyan University, then went on to receive an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University. Her first book, Riding in Cars with Boys, became a cult classic and is currently a feature film starring Drew Barrymore and directed by Penny Marshall. Looking for Mary began as a radio documentary for NPR.
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