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PublisherShe Writes Press

ISBN-101647421047

ISBN-139781647421045

eBay Product ID (ePID)23050431180

Product Key Features

Book TitleRebellion 1967 :A Memoir

Number of Pages360 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

TopicPersonal Memoirs, General, Prejudice, Life Stages / Adolescence

IllustratorYes

GenreFamily & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorJanet Luongo

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight0 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-904801

Reviews"Candid and wholehearted, Rebellion, 1967: A Memoir offers awindow into an era of turbulence and dramatic change, and keeps thereader's attention riveted from cover to cover. Highly recommended!" -- Midwest Book Reviews "It takes rare courage to be thisvulnerable, honest, and authentic in a memoir. With heart wide open,Janet reveals herself as a girl whose path was driven by intellect,curiosity, and a quest for justice. The history she weaves into herpersonal story gives gravity to the book. A compelling story." --Denise Page, writer, storyteller, diversity trainer, and vision engineer with F.U.N. (Fired Up Network) "Now is the best time for this memoir to come out. Janet has an important message to deliver." --Sonja Ahuja, Capacity Building and Training Partner, Co-Creating Effective and Inclusive Organizations (CEIO), "Candid and wholehearted, Rebellion, 1967: A Memoir offers a window into an era of turbulence and dramatic change, and keeps the reader's attention riveted from cover to cover. Highly recommended!" -- Midwest Book Reviews "It takes rare courage to be this vulnerable, honest, and authentic in a memoir. With heart wide open, Janet reveals herself as a girl whose path was driven by intellect, curiosity, and a quest for justice. The history she weaves into her personal story gives gravity to the book. A compelling story." --Denise Page, writer, storyteller, diversity trainer, and vision engineer with F.U.N. (Fired Up Network) "Now is the best time for this memoir to come out. Janet has an important message to deliver." --Sonja Ahuja, Capacity Building and Training Partner, Co-Creating Effective and Inclusive Organizations (CEIO)

Dewey Edition23/eng/20230712

Dewey Decimal362.7409747/1

SynopsisWhen spunky seventeen-year-old Janet Duffy's dream of college is dimmed by family neglect, she runs away with a black musician to become an artist and work for racial equality and peace-a misadventure that leads to heartbreak, poverty, and danger., When spunky seventeen-year-old Janet Duffy's dream of college is dimmed by family neglect, she runs away with a black musician to become an artist and work for racial equality and peace--a misadventure that leads to heartbreak, poverty, and danger., Janet Duffy, a spunky, seventeen-year-old Irish girl, is eager to startcollege--but instability between her alcoholic father and self-absorbedmother jeopardize her dream, so she sets up her own apartment with heryounger sister in Jamaica, Queens, and treks to City College inManhattan, New York. The routine is deadening, but she finds purpose inthe black community, working for a mural painter and volunteering for acivil rights activist. After turning eighteen, Janet marches with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.and falls for a young black saxophone player, Carmen. Her father, apoliceman, explodes over their relationship, so Janet rebels--runs awaywith the jazz musician, and then winds up in the East Village in theSummer of Love. In the ensuing months she deals with heartbreak, sexualharassment, poverty, and danger--but eventually, she asks for the helpshe needs in order to pick up the pieces of her life and return to herdream., --For readers who liked . . .: Wild by Cheryl Strayed, Cherry by Mary Karr, and Glass Castle As the author of 365 Daily Affirmations for Creativity (Hannacroix Creek Books, 2005), Janet Luongo enjoyed giving speeches and workshops on creativity in the US abroad,. Her stories were included as chapters of two anthologies, Princess Principle and Mission Possible! Vol. 4 The author is well known in creative and spiritual circles. She is building a following among literature-loving people by offering readings of her poems and excerpts from her memoir.

LC Classification NumberN6537