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Freaky Green Eyes

By Joyce Carol Oates

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| Paperback | 9780007183142

Book Description

Later, I would think of it as crossing over. From a known territory into an unknown. From a place where people know you to a place where people only think they know you.

It began with me a year ago this past July. A few weeks after my fourteenth birthday. When Freaky Green Eyes came intContinue

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Story "ripped from the headlines"

This is my first JCO read. Like some YA novels, it isn't cross over material---it's definitely YA. With resounding similarities to the O.J. Simpson case, this is the struggle of Franky (Freaky) to come to terms with her famous father's abusive and controlling behavior. It is a compelling story, and ... (continue)

This is my first JCO read. Like some YA novels, it isn't cross over material---it's definitely YA. With resounding similarities to the O.J. Simpson case, this is the struggle of Franky (Freaky) to come to terms with her famous father's abusive and controlling behavior. It is a compelling story, and contains many teachable moments about doing the right thing---maybe most importantly, recognizing the difference between control and affection. Highly recommended to ya females only because it's sort of a chick book. Someone needs to write a book with the same message geared to ya males.

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