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Growing Up Fast

Author: Joanna Lipper

Growing Up Fast

Growing Up Fast

$11.99

About This Book

Growing Up Fast tells the life stories of Shayla, Jessica, Amy, Colleen, Liz, and Sheri--six teen mothers whom Joanna Lipper first met in 1999 when they were enrolled at the Teen Parent Program...
Page Count
336
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On Sale
06/02/2015

Book Details

Growing Up Fast tells the life stories of Shayla, Jessica, Amy, Colleen, Liz, and Sheri--six teen mothers whom Joanna Lipper first met in 1999 when they were enrolled at the Teen Parent Program in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Less than a decade older than these teen parents, she was able to blend into the fabric of their lives and make a short documentary film about them. Over the course of the next four years she continued to earn their trust as they shared with her the daily reality of their lives and their experiences growing up in the economically depressed post-industrial landscape of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Imprint Publisher

Picador

ISBN

9781250086655

In The News

"Lipper builds a detailed case against the systems -- schools, welfare, the Department of Social Services -- that repeatedly fail these girls."—The New York Times

"This book adroitly illuminates a social crisis."—Publishers Weekly

"A revealing sociological perspective on girls 'growing up fast."—Booklist

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Growing Up Fast

Growing Up Fast

$11.99