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Somebody's Someone : A Memoir by Regina Louise (2003, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGrand Central Publishing

ISBN-100446529109

ISBN-139780446529105

eBay Product ID (ePID)2356305

Product Key Features

Book TitleSomebody's Someone : a Memoir

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicWomen, Cultural Heritage, Children's Studies, Abuse / Child Abuse, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

GenreFamily & Relationships, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorRegina Louise

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight20.4 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-038006

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal362.73/092 B

SynopsisWhat happens to a child when her own parents reject her and sit idly by as others abuse her? In this poignant, heart wrenching debut work, Regina Louise recounts her childhood search for someone to feel connected to. A mother she has never known--but long fantasized about-- deposited her and her half sister at the same group home that she herself fled years before. When another resident beats Regina so badly that she can barely move, she knows that she must leave this terrible place-the only home she knows. Thus begins Regina's fight to survive, utterly alone at the age of 10. A stint living with her mother and her abusive boyfriend is followed by a stay with her father's lily white wife and daughters, who ignore her before turning to abuse and ultimately kicking her out of the house. Regina then tries everything in her search for someone to care for her and to care about, from taking herself to jail to escaping countless foster homes to be near her beloved counselor. Written in her distinctive and unique voice, Regina's story offers an in-depth look at the life of a child who no one wanted. From her initial flight to her eventual discovery of love, your heart will go out to Regina's younger self, and you'll cheer her on as she struggles to be Somebody's Someone.

LC Classification NumberHV883.T4R44 2003