false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173719471m/317361.jpg 317361 2 <P> <I>Learning Joy from Dogs without Collars</I> is a memoir about growing up homeless. Lauralee Summer and her eccentric, idealistic mother move repeatedly in search of work and a better life, but most often find happiness and security only in their relationship with each other. <P> When she reaches junior high Lauralee and her mother set out for Boston in search of a better education. There Lauralee thrives under the care and guidance of Mr. Mac, becomes the only girl on the school wrestling team, and goes on to Harvard. Later, when she's nineteen, she finds her father and begins a relationship with him. <P> <I>Learning Joy from Dogs without Collars</I> is the story of a girl coming into her own, learning and understanding her place in the world. It is about the innocence and resiliency of childhood -- the space of joy that poverty is unable to demolish or diminish. 1385247 2003 Learning Joy from Dogs without Collars: A Memoir total:88|5:22|4:30|3:26|2:7|1:3| 88 325 142 20 4 1 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 10:34:55 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 16:54:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 02 13:38:41 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 13:44:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 10 01:17:49 -0800 2009 Mon Jul 06 06:46:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 08 20:54:09 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 20:56:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 25 19:03:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 19:04:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 12:51:55 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 21:47:40 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Dec 11 09:31:58 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 09:32:11 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 13:32:47 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 07:55:57 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 14:21:10 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 16:51:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jul 03 13:48:20 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 13:48:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jul 18 05:35:07 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 18 05:35:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 18:51:28 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 18:56:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 18:44:28 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 10 07:35:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 23 05:29:47 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 13:55:40 -0800 2008 1 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 06:18:16 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 09:51:05 -0700 2008
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