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House Of Girls

by Joyce Shor Johnson

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Based on the true story of her birth mother, Johnson's HOUSE OF GIRLS recounts what it was like being Jewish and pregnant at 15, in 1961. At that time, just because the rules aren't being reinforced during the summer didn't mean you could break tradition. Before 1973, many pregnant girls were sent away to deliver their babies in secret, hoping to avoid disgrace. But not all went willingly, nor wanted to give up their baby for adoption. One girl, from a conservative Jewish family, tries to defy the odds, but in the end does the hardest thing she ever has to do, say goodbye to her baby girl.… (more)
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Based on the true story of her birth mother, Johnson's HOUSE OF GIRLS recounts what it was like being Jewish and pregnant at 15, in 1961. At that time, just because the rules aren't being reinforced during the summer didn't mean you could break tradition. Before 1973, many pregnant girls were sent away to deliver their babies in secret, hoping to avoid disgrace. But not all went willingly, nor wanted to give up their baby for adoption. One girl, from a conservative Jewish family, tries to defy the odds, but in the end does the hardest thing she ever has to do, say goodbye to her baby girl.

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