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Acne : a memoir / Laura Chinn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Hachette Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 306 pages : illustration ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780306828881
  • 030682888X
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Toxins -- Moving -- BFF -- Puberty -- Scieno -- Max -- Hospital -- Home alone -- Blind -- Mexico -- Harassment -- Virgin -- Fighting -- Accutane -- Florida -- Color -- Other -- Burbank -- Shively -- Uncle dog -- Woodland Hills -- High school -- Anna -- Jobs -- Key jewelers -- J-E-L-L-O -- Charlene -- Purif -- L-O-V-E -- Freedom village -- Free -- Heartbreak -- Boyfriend -- Los Angeles again -- Money -- New age -- Seeking -- Unicorn.
Summary: "Laura Chinn tells her by turns horrifying and hilarious story of growing up with non-conformist, irresponsible parents and countless family tragedies (and really bad, chronic acne) and how she found happiness despite everything"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Biography CHINN, L. C539 Available 33111011002918
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography CHINN, L. C539 Available 33111010885040
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From the creator and star of Florida Girls comes a hilarious and profound memoir about family, happiness, and really aggressive acne.

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.

Toxins -- Moving -- BFF -- Puberty -- Scieno -- Max -- Hospital -- Home alone -- Blind -- Mexico -- Harassment -- Virgin -- Fighting -- Accutane -- Florida -- Color -- Other -- Burbank -- Shively -- Uncle dog -- Woodland Hills -- High school -- Anna -- Jobs -- Key jewelers -- J-E-L-L-O -- Charlene -- Purif -- L-O-V-E -- Freedom village -- Free -- Heartbreak -- Boyfriend -- Los Angeles again -- Money -- New age -- Seeking -- Unicorn.

"Laura Chinn tells her by turns horrifying and hilarious story of growing up with non-conformist, irresponsible parents and countless family tragedies (and really bad, chronic acne) and how she found happiness despite everything"-- Provided by publisher.

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