Acne a memoir

Title Acne a memoir
Names Chinn, Laura.
Book Number DB110096
Title Status Active
Medium Digital Books
Annotation "Despite having dirty-blonde hair and fair skin, Laura Chinn is mixed-race: the daughter of a Black father and a white mother, which on its own makes for some funny and insightful looks at identity. Laura's parents were both Scientologists and nonconformists in myriad ways. They divorced early in Laura's childhood, and she spent her teen years ping-ponging back and forth between Clearwater, Florida, and Los Angeles (with an extended stint in Tijuana for good measure). Laura lived alone and raised herself for long periods of time, but don't worry! Her mom's alcoholic boyfriend was always nearby to supervise. She also lost family members to horrific tragedies, started drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes when she was eleven years old, and dropped out of school when she was fifteen, all the while completely obsessed with and scarred by her severe acne condition. This is not a sad story. There is Jell-O wrestling. There is an abnormal amount of dancing. There is information about whether you can drink gallons of sangria while taking unregulated Accutane acquired in Mexico. But mostly there is love, and ultimately there is redemption. Laura explores her trauma through anecdotes riddled with grit and humor, proving that in the face of unspeakable tragedy, it is possible to find success, love, and self-acceptance, zits and all." -- Provided by publisher. -- Unrated. Commercial audiobook.
Narrator Chinn, Laura.
Local Subject Autobiography - ABI
Biography and Autobiography - BIO
Biography - Contemporary - BIC
Biography - Actors - BIA
Biography - Notable Women - BIW
Movies, Radio & Television - MRT
Florida Interest - FLA
Female Narrator - FN
Exclusion - Short Book - SH
Current Talking Book Topics - TBT
LC Subject Television producers and directors - United States - Biography
Television writers - United States - Biography
Women television producers and directors - United States - Biography
Women television writers - United States - Biography
Nonfiction
Autobiographies
Biographies
Talking books
Call Number 818.603 B ANF
Language English
Original Publication Reissue of: 2022 2022 9781668605554
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