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Learning Joy from Dogs Without Collars by Summer, Lauralee
by Summer, Lauralee | PB | Acceptable
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780743257923
- Book Title
- Learning Joy from Dogs Without Collars : a Memoir
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Social Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Children's Studies, Personal Growth / General, Parenting / General, Personal Memoirs, Poverty & Homelessness, General, Literary
- Item Weight
- 13.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0743257928
ISBN-13
9780743257923
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30271277
Product Key Features
Book Title
Learning Joy from Dogs Without Collars : a Memoir
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Children's Studies, Personal Growth / General, Parenting / General, Personal Memoirs, Poverty & Homelessness, General, Literary
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Family & Relationships, Social Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
13.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Reader's DigestSummer tells her story in a quiet, true voice that will make you smile and cry, sometimes both at once., Chicago Tribune Lauralee Summer writes about her childhood...with noself-pity and only a touch of awe that she not only survived, but thrived., San Jose Mercury News Without self-pity or pretension, a young girl tells the story of her climb from foster homes, shelters, and dank apartments to the Ivy League., Chicago Tribune Lauralee Summer writes about her childhood...with no self-pity and only a touch of awe that she not only survived, but thrived., Chicago TribuneLauralee Summer writes about her childhood...with noself-pity and only a touch of awe that she not only survived, but thrived., The Boston GlobeA gem...This memoir [tells] of a woman's singular determination and impressive achievement., The Boston Globe A gem...This memoir [tells] of a woman's singular determination and impressive achievement., San Jose Mercury NewsWithout self-pity or pretension, a young girl tells the story of her climb from foster homes, shelters, and dank apartments to the Ivy League., Reader's Digest Summer tells her story in a quiet, true voice that will make you smile and cry, sometimes both at once.
Dewey Decimal
305.23/092 B
Table Of Content
CONTENTS Prologue 1 Mother 2 What Does Your Mother Do? 3 The Trouble with Reading 4 Please Stay off the Grass 5 The Kids 6 Discipline, Part I 7 There and Back Again 8 1509 Franklin 9 Schoolteacher 10 Naming 11 Costume Making 12 View from a Bus Window 13 He Is Blue and I Gray, Fragmented 14 The Quarterdeck Inn 15 Seashore Drive 16 Refuge 17 Quincy High School 18 Mr. Mac 19 "as my dream wrestled with itself and me" 20 Cutting 21 Homeless to Harvard 22 Moving In 23 Blueberry Honey 24 Parents' Weekend 25 Sleeping Outside 26 The Universe and Everything 27 Discipline, Part II 28 "Love Is Bodies, Blood and Sweat" 29 Meeting Him 30 (How to) Make a Room of Your Own 31 Graduation
Synopsis
Learning Joy from Dogs without Collarsis a memoir about growing up homeless. Lauralee Summer and her eccentric, idealistic mother move repeatedly in search of work and a better life, but most often find happiness and security only in their relationship with each other.When she reaches junior high Lauralee and her mother set out for Boston in search of a better education. There Lauralee thrives under the care and guidance of Mr. Mac, becomes the only girl on the school wrestling team, and goes on to Harvard. Later, when she's nineteen, she finds her father and begins a relationship with him.Learning Joy from Dogs without Collarsis the story of a girl coming into her own, learning and understanding her place in the world. It is about the innocence and resiliency of childhood -- the space of joy that poverty is unable to demolish or diminish., Learning Joy from Dogs without Collars is a memoir about growing up homeless. Lauralee Summer and her eccentric, idealistic mother move repeatedly in search of work and a better life, but most often find happiness and security only in their relationship with each other. When she reaches junior high Lauralee and her mother set out for Boston in search of a better education. There Lauralee thrives under the care and guidance of Mr. Mac, becomes the only girl on the school wrestling team, and goes on to Harvard. Later, when she's nineteen, she finds her father and begins a relationship with him. Learning Joy from Dogs without Collars is the story of a girl coming into her own, learning and understanding her place in the world. It is about the innocence and resiliency of childhood -- the space of joy that poverty is unable to demolish or diminish.
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Copyright Date
2004
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