An eye-opening novel about a high-functioning alcoholic teenager, 17-year-old Niki Etchens. Readable, informative, not an after-school special. There's a lot of information about what alcoholism means, and the author doesn't whitewash Niki's life. The book was published in 1980, and I don't know if the culture was just different then, but I was shocked how often Niki drove drunk — even driving her friends home, with rarely anyone blinking an eye. Couldn't believe she never had an accident. Niki is a star pitcher on the girls' softball team, and there's some reflection on the devaluation of girls' sports and female athletes compared to their male equivalents. I appreciated the role Niki's friendship with her best friend, Martha, played in the novel; more than any other part of Niki's life, it's this friendship that shows a clear picture of the harms of Niki's drinking. The book is set in Berkeley, with mentions of the UC and Carmel.… (mehr)

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csoki637 | 1 weitere Rezension | Nov 27, 2016 |

Hot Ticket von Linnea A. Due

Full disclosure with this one, I saw it on the shelf in Melbourne and didn't buy it. I regretted it so when I saw it on the shelf in Elizabeth's in Perth, I bought it.

Glad I did, it's very hot. Not recommended public reading but wow. Whether close to home, or unlike anything I'd ever experienced, it had me in its grips from beginning to end. Was unsure about releasing this given that I'm in a small town at the moment but then realised there is very little that offends backpackers so this is on the shelf. Two that I left there earlier in the day have found new readers.

Had originally classed this as travel based on its title but no, definitely not travel. Women's lit=!chick lit, so this is a tough call and now in non fiction.… (mehr)

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skinglist | Jan 9, 2009 |

High and Outside von Linnea A. Due

A fascinating story about the fall and recovery of a high school alcoholic. Niki is a female protagonist who doesn't fall prey to any of the usual conventions of an American high school girl: she knows what she wants, she's independent, she competes, she speaks her mind. This is a book I read over and over in high school and after a recent re-read, I found that it still held my interest. An overlooked young adult gem.

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citygirl | 1 weitere Rezension | Aug 14, 2007 |

Joining the tribe:Growing up gay and lesbian in the… von Linnea Due

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As our country struggles to accept its gay and lesbian citizens, the debate for gay civil rights often focuses on the issue of choice, with the majority of Americans believing that to be gay is a choice, one that's embraced for its lifestyle. This belief ignores the presence and experience of one segment of the gay and lesbian population: its youth. In Joining The Tribe, journalist Linnea Due travels America to create a portrait of gay and lesbian teenagers as an endangered and vulnerable community whose diversity, courage, and resiliency will inspire gay and straight readers alike. By vividly documenting the lives of gay and lesbian teenagers, Due shows that homosexuality is not about choice. It's about fights in the schoolyard, whispers in the locker room, cruel classmates, and oblivious or abusive parents. Most gay and lesbian youth endure severe humiliation and isolation for being gay, resulting in depression and low self-esteem for most, and suicide for some. Combining in-depth interviews with social analysis, Due reveals the realities gay and lesbian teenagers face, often without the support of family, peer groups, or adult gay and lesbian networks. With stories from across America, Due meets kids from a range of backgrounds and families, with some in the closet, some out, most somewhere-in-between, all struggling to grow into adulthood. By turns heartbreaking and infuriating, Joining The Tribe shows how against overwhelming odds, gay and lesbian teenagers continue to survive and bounce back, ready to join their brothers and sisters in gay America's fight for freedom and respect.… (mehr)

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goneal | Oct 13, 2006 |

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