Becoming Anna: The Autobiography of a 16-Year-Old by Anna J. Michener (PB)

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Item specifics

Condition
Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. ...
Signed By
NA
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Book Series
Historical
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
Inscribed
No
Intended Audience
Adults, Young Adults
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
Yes
Personalize
No
Type
Novel
Unit Type
Unit
Literary Movement
Modernism, Realism, Enlightenment
Era
1990s
Personalized
No
Features
Unabridged
Unit Quantity
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9780226524030
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226524035
ISBN-13
9780226524030
eBay Product ID (ePID)
551947

Product Key Features

Book Title
Becoming Anna
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Abuse, Abuse / Child Abuse
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Family & Relationships, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Anna J. Michener
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
12.5 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
98-011049
Dewey Decimal
362
Synopsis
Becoming Anna is the poignant memoir of the first sixteen years in the life of Anna Michener, a young woman who fought a painful battle against her abusive family. Labeled "crazy girl" for much of her childhood, Anna suffered physical and emotional damage at the hands of the adults who were supposed to love and protect her. Committed to various mental institutions by her family, at sixteen Anna was finally able to escape her chaotic home life and enter a foster home. As an effort toward recovery and self-affirmation as well as a powerful plea on behalf of other abused children, Anna wrote this memoir while the experience was fresh and the emotions were still raw and unhealed. Her story is a powerful tale of survival. "A teen's raw, in-your-face chronicle of events almost as they were happening. As such, it's unforgettable. . . . Michener's story gives voice to the thousands of children and adolescents trapped in 'the system, ' biding their time until their 18th birthdays. A candid and unstinting tell-all."-- Kirkus Reviews "Extraordinary. . . . Michener's expressive writing does justice to a topic that is clearly very disturbing to her personally and communicates a profoundly important message on behalf of all abused and neglected children."-- Booklist "An important book, painful to read, but essential if other children in similar situations are to be saved."-- Library Journal "An innocent child's account of 16 years in hell and of the terrible wrongs inflicted on children who are without rights or caring advocates."-- Choice " Michener] emerges as a compelling and courageous advocate for children and their welfare--she's a young writer with an extraordinary voice." Feminist Bookstore News "Quite simply one of the best, most compelling, well-written autobiographies published in years. . . . Remember the name. We have not heard the last of Anna Michener."--Myree Whitfield, Melbourne Herald-Sun , cover story, Becoming Anna is the poignant memoir of the first sixteen years in the life of Anna Michener, a young woman who fought a painful battle against her abusive family. Labeled "crazy girl" for much of her childhood, Anna suffered physical and emotional damage at the hands of the adults who were supposed to love and protect her. Committed to various mental institutions by her family, at sixteen Anna was finally able to escape her chaotic home life and enter a foster home. As an effort toward recovery and self-affirmation as well as a powerful plea on behalf of other abused children, Anna wrote this memoir while the experience was fresh and the emotions were still raw and unhealed. Her story is a powerful tale of survival. "A teen's raw, in-your-face chronicle of events almost as they were happening. As such, it's unforgettable. . . . Michener's story gives voice to the thousands of children and adolescents trapped in 'the system, ' biding their time until their 18th birthdays. A candid and unstinting tell-all."-- Kirkus Reviews "Extraordinary. . . . Michener's expressive writing does justice to a topic that is clearly very disturbing to her personally and communicates a profoundly important message on behalf of all abused and neglected children."-- Booklist "An important book, painful to read, but essential if other children in similar situations are to be saved."-- Library Journal "An innocent child's account of 16 years in hell and of the terrible wrongs inflicted on children who are without rights or caring advocates."-- Choice "[Michener] emerges as a compelling and courageous advocate for children and their welfare--she's a young writer with an extraordinary voice." Feminist Bookstore News "Quite simply one of the best, most compelling, well-written autobiographies published in years. . . . Remember the name. We have not heard the last of Anna Michener."--Myree Whitfield, Melbourne Herald-Sun , cover story, Becoming Anna is the poignant memoir of the first sixteen years in the life of Anna Michener, a young woman who fought a painful battle against her abusive family. Labeled "crazy girl" for much of her childhood, Anna suffered physical and emotional damage at the hands of the adults who were supposed to love and protect her. Committed to various mental institutions by her family, at sixteen Anna was finally able to escape her chaotic home life and enter a foster home. As an effort toward recovery and self-affirmation as well as a powerful plea on behalf of other abused children, Anna wrote this memoir while the experience was fresh and the emotions were still raw and unhealed. Her story is a powerful tale of survival. "A teen's raw, in-your-face chronicle of events almost as they were happening. As such, it's unforgettable. . . . Michener's story gives voice to the thousands of children and adolescents trapped in 'the system,' biding their time until their 18th birthdays. A candid and unstinting tell-all."-- Kirkus Reviews "Extraordinary. . . . Michener's expressive writing does justice to a topic that is clearly very disturbing to her personally and communicates a profoundly important message on behalf of all abused and neglected children."-- Booklist "An important book, painful to read, but essential if other children in similar situations are to be saved."-- Library Journal "An innocent child's account of 16 years in hell and of the terrible wrongs inflicted on children who are without rights or caring advocates."-- Choice "[Michener] emerges as a compelling and courageous advocate for children and their welfare--she's a young writer with an extraordinary voice." Feminist Bookstore News "Quite simply one of the best, most compelling, well-written autobiographies published in years. . . . Remember the name. We have not heard the last of Anna Michener."--Myree Whitfield, Melbourne Herald-Sun , cover story
LC Classification Number
HV6626.52.M54 1998

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