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1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 47 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by the author. |
| Summary |
This program is read by the author. A dark romance evolves between a high schooler and her English teacher in this breathtakingly powerful memoir about a young woman who must learn to rewrite her own story. "Have you ever read Lolita?" So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson's metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. A lonely and vulnerable high school senior, Alisson finds solace only in her writing-and in a young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. North. Mr. North gives Alisson a copy of Lolita to read, telling her it is a beautiful story about love. The book soon becomes the backdrop to a connection that blooms from a simple crush into a forbidden romance. But as Mr. North's hold on her tightens, Alisson is forced to evaluate how much of their narrative is actually a disturbing fiction. In the wake of what becomes a deeply abusive relationship, Alisson is faced again and again with the story of her past, from rereading Lolita in college to working with teenage girls to becoming a professor of creative writing. It is only with that distance and perspective that she understands the ultimate power language has had on her-and how to harness that power to tell her own true story. Being Lolita is a stunning coming-of-age memoir that shines a bright light on our shifting perceptions of consent, vulnerability, and power. This is the story of what happens when a young woman realizes her entire narrative must be rewritten-and then takes back the pen to rewrite it. A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books "Being Lolita is an unflinching depiction of grooming and a searing indictment of exploitative teachers, but most of all it's an act of redemption-a powerful realization of Wood's vow 'to do the little I can to make sure what happened to me doesn't happen again.'"- Susan Choi, author of the National Book Award-winning Trust Exercise "Wood reminds us that stories still have the power to change the world. This is a fascinating story of survival and purpose, yet it is also a story of interpretation. How we read the world changes how we live in it. A fantastic debut." - Garrard Conley, author of Boy Erased |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Wood, Alisson.
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Sexually abused teenagers -- United States -- Biography.
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High school girls -- Abuse of -- United States.
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Teacher-student relationships -- United States.
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Sexual harassment in education -- United States.
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Wood, Alisson.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781250751942 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1250751942 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13896551 |
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