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Riding in Cars With Boys: Confessions of a Bad Girl Who Makes Good
Riding in Cars With Boys Confessions of a Bad Girl Who Makes Good
Author: Beverley Donofrio
"Trouble began in 1963 . . . the age-old trouble." Unable to attend college, Beverly Ann Donofrio lost interest in everything but riding around in cars, drinking, smoking, and rebelling against authority. After her teenage marriage failed, Donofrio found herself at an elite New England university, books in one arm, child on the other. Then, furn...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780140296297
ISBN-10: 0140296298
Publication Date: 9/1/2001
Pages: 204
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  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 85 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 4
Very good book. Different from the movie in many ways and very good in a different way. The writer/main character isn't what you would cal heroine but she could be an inspiration to young women that are living a life that they don't want.
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Helpful Score: 4
Donofrio's memoir is funny, moving, painful and inspiring. I love her simple style of writing and her brutal honesty.
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Helpful Score: 2
Better than I thought. The story of a willfully bad girl who gets into trouble (including that age-old trouble of teen pregnancy) and pulls herself (and her son) through it.
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Helpful Score: 1
Well written and often amusing book. I couldn't put it down!
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I found the book to be much better than the movie.
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Excellent read. Couldn't put it down!


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