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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up the...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
x, 304 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint...
6) Discovering the inner mother: a guide to healing the mother wound and claiming your personal power
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 284 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the personal, cultural, and global implications of intergenerational trauma created by patriarchy explains how it is passed down from mothers to daughters and how to break this destructive cycle.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
Description
"One of the things you should know about Kelly Corrigan is that she is the daughter of Mary Corrigan, a woman of conviction and grit who taught her kids that No Means No and Actions Speak Louder than Words and if they wanted a bunch of Rah Rah Lovey Dovey, go talk to your father--so Kelly did, over and over again, exiting her childhood with the sense that she'd always have more shared ground with him. But when she arrived in Australia in the summer...
Publisher
Howard Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
ix, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the devasting accident and case of mistaken identity that left one family grieving for the young woman they thought was their daughter while the wrong family cared for the lone survivor, and describes the healing journey of survivor Whitney Cerak.