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Description edit
"...a perfect genius that makes the impossible in expression, possible; the unknowable in experience, knowable" --Anya Achtenberg, author of The Stories of Devil-Girl Nickels follows a biracial girl named "Little Miss So and So", from age 4-1/2 into adulthood. Told in a series of prose poems,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Patty Patty: Add a description of this character.
- Tara
- Amanda
- Janet
- Kelly
- Jimmy
- Angie
- Darren
- Lori
- Jody
- Dana
- Jack
- Tanya
- Tom
- Stephanie
- Doctor Abramson
- Gramma
- Martina
- Mrs. Olson
- Mary
- Mr. Norman
- Paul
- Monica
- Jill
- Catherine
- Mike
- Muhammad Ali
- Patricia
- Ann
- Jenkins
- Kohl
- Alice
- Richard
- Susan
- Bruce Jenner
- Julia
- Sarah
- Mrs. Larkin
- Payne
- Martha
- Shakespeare
- Mable
- Johnson
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Nurse touches my back got crooked like a old lady is how I look the school nurse asks if I’m okay with her finger it crawls up my spine like a spider is how it feels
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Reflections of America. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Christine Stark (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Anya Achtenberg (Foreword)
- Jane Evershed (Cover Artist)
- D.E. West (Designer)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Modern History Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-61599-050-4
Page Count: 248
Publisher: Modern History Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-1-61599-050-4
Page Count: 248
Awards edit
- Lambda Literary Award (Finalist, 2012: Lesbian Debut Fiction, Shortlist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsContains a few scenes of graphic violence, not appropriate for under age 15.
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Christine Stark (author): Reviews, interviews, events notices.
- Modern History Press: Publisher's site
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