| This Is Growing Up Contributor(s): Nineke, Ruth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0557804329 ISBN-13: 9780557804320 Publisher: Blurb OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2022 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Romance - General |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6" W x 9" (0.62 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Brenda and Kevin's high school romance ends in senior year when he gets her best friend, Michelle, pregnant. Depressed and provoked by her verbally abusive mother, Brenda has a mental break, and runs away to live with her wildchild cousin, Alex. Meanwhile, Kevin's do-good parents take in Michelle and set up the young couple to raise their accidental family. Three years later, Michelle is a victim to Kevin's rage and resentment, but she'll do whatever it takes to preserve the picture of a life she always wanted. Bored of idling away, drinking liquor and smoking weed with her cousin, Brenda returns to high school, ready sort out her future - and satisfy her curiosity about Kevin and Michelle. A story about holding on, letting go, feeling angry, directionless, jealous, and hurt, being petty, and facing the facts. This Is Growing Up depicts the fall-out from lies and shattered dreams, how three young adults learn to cope with the consequences of their actions and accept the reality of their individual circumstance. |