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Ramos, NoNieqa

The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary

333 pp. | Carolrhoda Lab | February, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5124-3976-2 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-541-51667-0
(2) YA Fifteen-year-old Macy Cashmere tells her story through electric-voiced, slang-laden entries in her "dictionary," a journal distilling her chaotic life into alphabetically arranged vignettes. No-holds-barred retellings of her impulsive adventures sit alongside evocative memories of hunger, parental neglect, and sexual abuse; this juxtaposition is uncomfortable but adds empathetic depth to Macy's character. Macy's aggressive resilience and irrepressible passion for her loved ones prevail in this powerful debut.
Reviewer: Jessica Tackett MacDonald | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2018

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