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Loading... The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Momby Katherine Arnoldi
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. An inspiring story about a single teen mom making her way through a life filled with family estrangement, domestic violence, sexual assault, and hazardous working conditions, all thanks to her positive outlook and determination and help from other caring women. ( ) This inspiring graphic novel is a welcome deviation away from the stark, yet slim books encouraging pregnant teen moms to continue with their higher education. Instead of coming off as preachy, Arnoldi explains through pictures her own story. When I read this, I get the distinct impression that Arnoldi is genuine; sharing this as a friend over tea rather than a educator on a different way of life. In black & white illustrations, Arnoldi tells the story of her struggle to get to college despite many obstacles, including single parenthood, abusive relationships, poverty, lack of family support. Dreams of college take a backseat to meeting basic needs of survival, but her determination pays off. Innocent drawings only hint at the gravity of situations: rape, incest, physical abuse. Abusive men are drawn as monsters to reflect their character, but the images soften the reality. Negative images are white on black. Illustations creatively convey situations and emotions, and are accompanied by spare narrative description. Hand-drawn borders and spaces between frames add to the story. Arnoldi's goal was to encourage teenage moms to go to college. Her example will encourage others, and she provides resources and advice at the end of this book. With few exceptions, men in this "fictionalized" autobiography are evil; all the heroes are female. Gr 8-12 no reviews | add a review
The author uses a comic-strip format to tell the story of her experiences as a young, poor teenage mother who learns some difficult lessons about life while trying to realize her dream of attending college. No library descriptions found. |
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