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Author:

Diaz, Jaquira.

Title:

Ordinary girls : a memoir / Jaquira Diaz.

Edition:

First paperback edition.

Publisher:

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

331 pages ; 21 cm.

Subject:

D©Ưaz, Jaquira--Childhood and youth.
D©Ưaz, Jaquira--Family.
Lesbian authors--Puerto Rico--Biography.
Racially mixed women--Puerto Rico--Biography.
Families--Puerto Rico.
Mentally ill women.
Substance abuse.
Lesbian authors--Biography.
Families.
Mentally ill.
Substance-Related Disorders.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Girl hood -- Part one: Madre Patria. Origin story ; El Caser©Ưo ; La otra ; Home is a place -- Part two: Monstruo. Monster story ; Candy girl ; Ordinary girls ; Fourteen, or How to be a juvenile delinquent ; Girls, monsters -- Part three: Familia. Beach city ; Battle stations ; Secrets ; Mother, mercy -- Part four: Regresando. Returning ; Ordinary girls.

Summary:

"Jaquira D©Ưaz writes an unflinching account of growing up as a queer biracial girl searching for home as her family splits apart and her mother struggles with mental illness and addiction. From her own struggles with depression and drug abuse to her experiences of violence to Puerto Rico's history of colonialism, every page vibrates with music and lyricism"-- Provided by publisher.
"In this searing memoir, Jaquira D©Ưaz writes fiercely and eloquently of her challenging girlhood and triumphant coming of age. While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, D©Ưaz found herself caught between extremes. As her family split apart and her mother battled schizophrenia, she was supported by the love of her friends. As she longed for a family and home, her life was upended by violence. As she celebrated her Puerto Rican culture, she couldn't find support for her burgeoning sexual identity. From her own struggles with depression and sexual assault to Puerto Rico's history of colonialism, every page of Ordinary Girls vibrates with music and lyricism. D©Ưaz writes with raw and refreshing honesty, triumphantly mapping a way out of despair toward love and hope to become her version of the girl she always wanted to be."--From publisher.

ISBN:

1643750828
9781643750828

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1176569681

Locations:

AJPE887 -- Matilda J. Gibson Memorial Library (Creston)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)