(Hopefully that last part would seem pretty dated to millennials, though.) Most interestingly, though, Al is seen only through the eyes of a narrator, a classmate whose name we never learn, a point of view that underscores the importance of Al's persona: she's affecting the people around her as she declares her nonconformity. She wrestles with loneliness from eating alone while her divorced mom dates around, with questions about why her dad sends cards and money but never visits, and why girls aren't allowed to take shop. hour prior to funeral time Obituary for Coach Ray Greene at Royal Funeral Home. "The shoes on my feet / I bought 'em!" In short, Al rocks pretty hard as a role model, but she also deals very realistic doubts and fears. occurs Royal Funeral Home Obituaries In Huntsville Al Royal Funeral Home.
Al's word for it is "nonconformist", but it really boils down to "I refuse to look a certain way just because society says that's what's 'pretty'" and "I buy my own sweaters!" in the manner of Destiny's Child singing about buying their own diamond rings. Urn:oclc:607229024 Scandate 20110901143816 Scanner -reading this book for the first time in almost two decades, I have to believe this was probably one of the first books I read with a truly feminist message. OL8125094W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 95.15 Pages 134 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1557361452 Urn:lcp:girlcalledal00gree:epub:a072feaa-c3ac-46df-baa7-1ec66126b40a Extramarc OhioLINK Library Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier girlcalledal00gree Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3b003圆z Isbn 0440428106ĩ780440428107 Lccn 69018255 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition A Girl Called Al has some of the precocious sting of Ellen Grae and the benefit of a contemporary happy-family girl (forever nameless) to put it into perspective. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:18:09 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA125714 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Old Greenwich, Conn.
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