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The daughter of an eccentric, sporadically employed mother recounts her painful experiences with temporary housing, welfare hotels, and shelters; her triumphant acceptance into Harvard which thrust her into the media spotlight; and her efforts to make sense of a world of privilege vastly different from the one she grew up in. 50,000 first printing.
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The Boston Globe A gem...This memoir [tells] of a woman's singular determination and impressive achievement.
Reader's Digest Summer tells her story in a quiet, true voice that will make you smile and cry, sometimes both at once.
Chicago Tribune Lauralee Summer writes about her childhood...with no self-pity and only a touch of awe that she not only survived, but thrived.
San Jose Mercury News Without self-pity or pretension, a young girl tells the story of her climb from foster homes, shelters, and dank apartments to the Ivy League.
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The daughter of an eccentric, sporadically employed mother recounts her experiences with temporary housing and shelters, her acceptance into Harvard, and her efforts to make sense of a world vastly different from the one she grew up in.
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