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From the creator and star of Florida Girls comes a hilarious and profound memoir about family happiness and really aggressive acne
Despite having dirtyblonde hair and fair skin Laura Chinn is mixedracethe daughter of a Black father and a white mother which onits own makes for some funny and insightful looks at identity Lauras parents were both Scientologists and nonconformists in myriad ways They divorced early in Lauras childhoodand she spent her teen years pingpongingback and forth between Clearwater Florida and Los Angeles with an extended stintin Tijuana for good measure
Laura livedalone and raised herself for long periodsof time but dont worry Her moms alcoholicboyfriend was always nearby to supervise She alsolost family members to horrific tragediesstarted drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes when she was eleven years old anddropped out of school when she was fifteen all the while completely obsessed withand scarred by her severe acne condition
Thisis not a sad story There is JellOwrestlingThere is an abnormal amount ofdancing There is information about whetheryou can drink gallons of sangria while takingunregulated Accutane acquired in Mexico But mostly there is love and ultimately there is redemption Laura explores her trauma through anecdotes riddled with grit and humor proving that in the face of unspeakable tragedy it is possible to find success love and selfacceptance zits and all
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