{"product_id":"american-girls-paperback","title":"American Girls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Umminger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis talking about \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 First Novel \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Best YA Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best of 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Los Angeles Public Library Best Book of the Year 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bustle Best YA Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna is a fifteen-year-old girl slouching toward adulthood, and she's had it with her life at home. So Anna \"borrows\" her stepmom's credit card and runs away to Los Angeles, where her half-sister takes her in. But LA isn't quite the glamorous escape Anna had imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Anna spends her days on TV and movie sets, she engrosses herself in a project researching the murderous Manson girls--and although the violence in her own life isn't the kind that leaves physical scars, she begins to notice the parallels between herself and the lost girls of LA, and of America, past and present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Anna's singular voice, we glimpse not only a picture of life on the B-list in LA, but also a clear-eyed reflection on being young, vulnerable, lost, and female in America--in short, on the B-list of life. Alison Umminger writes about girls, violence, and which people society deems worthy of caring about, which ones it doesn't, in a way not often seen in YA fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eMessy, honest, and unflinchingly real.\u003c\/b\u003e I can't get this book out of my head. I don't \u003ci\u003ewant \u003c\/i\u003eto get this book out of my head.\" --\u003cb\u003eBecky Albertalli\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An \u003cb\u003eextraordinary\u003c\/b\u003e book that shines a light on parts of the American experience we often overlook. Rich, complex, emotionally nuanced, wise, and layered.\" --\u003cb\u003eJeff Zentner\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Serpent King\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eFunny, sad, often surprising, and just damned authentic.\u003c\/b\u003e\" --\u003cb\u003eemily m. danforth\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Miseducation of Cameron Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A r\u003cb\u003eazor-sharp commentary on our culture, observed with keen wit\u003c\/b\u003e from the perspective of one honest and complex American girl.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eBittersweet and true\u003c\/b\u003e, Anna's journey to self-discovery is one that should be widely read.\" --\u003cb\u003eALA \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Reveals richly complicated relationships among mothers, daughters, and sisters.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALISON UMMINGER grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and as an undergraduate was the fourth woman to be elected president of \u003ci\u003eThe Harvard Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e. Today, she is an associate professor at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, where she lives with her husband, a blues musician, and their four-year-old daughter. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Girls \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e American Girls\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758596784416,"sku":"9781250133823","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bf3ecdf4c196f851752cd9e756ccbc3e_77873e14-e49e-4f59-9206-165694760679.webp?v=1780130125","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-girls-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}