false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171024773m/82676.jpg 82676 2 At fifteen, sick of her unbearable and increasingly dangerous home life, <i>Janice Erlbaum</i> walked out of her family's Brooklyn apartment and didn't look back. From her first frightening night at a shelter, Janice knew she was in over her head. She was beaten up, shaken down, and nearly stabbed by a pregnant girl. But it was still better than living at home. As Janice slipped further into street life, she nevertheless attended high school, harbored crushes, and even played the lead in the spring musical. She also roamed the streets, clubs, bars, and parks of New York City with her two best girlfriends, on the prowl for hard drugs and boys on skateboards. Together they scored coke at Danceteria, smoked angel dust in East Village squats, commiserated over their crazy mothers, and slept with one another's boyfriends on a regular basis. A wry, mesmerizing portrait of being underprivileged, underage, and underdressed in 1980s New York City, Girlbomb provides an unflinching look at street life, survival sex, female friendships, and first loves. "A fast and engrossing read in the spirit of Girl, Interrupted." (Entertainment Weekly) "Gripping . . . a wry, compelling memoir of what it means to stand up for yourself, especially when no one else will." (Bust) "How satisfying to watch Erlbaum survive adolescence and produce a smart, engaging book." (The New York Times Book Review") "Erlbaum's survival is hard-won, the journey rendered with page-turning intensity." (New York Post) "A fast and engrossing read in the spirit of Girl, Interrupted." (Entertainment Weekly) "Gritty . . . perversely riveting. You want her to survive." (The Washington Post Book World) 79820 2006 Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir total:665|5:139|4:226|3:228|2:59|1:13| 665 2414 1086 145 1 1 false false Fri Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 21:54:52 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 06:12:22 -0700 2008
It has something to do with rooting for the author.

I disagree. I feel bad for Janice at the beginning of the book becau...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 17 23:48:09 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 18:09:46 -0700 2007
It's the story of a girl who walked out on her mother when she was fifteen and lived in halfway houses for a year and a ha...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 24 16:52:47 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 17:19:18 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 10:45:56 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 08:47:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 11:28:01 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 08:32:50 -0800 2009
Janice has ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 17:54:50 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 13:38:39 -0800 2009 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - namely, all of the drug use made me feel like I was going to hurl. I remember those days and how shitty I felt all the time, and it made me think about that.

Aside from the puke-y f...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 09 22:42:25 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 28 07:45:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 07:09:40 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 07:14:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 14:52:55 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 10:57:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 08:15:55 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 13:52:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 09:16:59 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 10:17:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 09:41:41 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 09:45:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 08:42:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 14:02:44 -0700 2009 +Th...more...]]> 2 0 false true Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 19:45:23 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 19:28:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 17 02:33:02 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 00:06:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 12:06:17 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 12:07:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 27 08:30:57 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 15:53:11 -0700 2008 I like this book because i can relate with this girl Janice Erlbaum in someways.
In this book Janice talks about her teenage years (which were the 80's) and about all her crazy adventure that she endures. ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 02:48:58 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 14 00:53:34 -0700 2008 Janice Erlbaum leaves home because she told her mother if he took the abusive stepfather back, she would...more...]]> 2 0 true false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jun 21 07:42:54 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 13:13:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 true false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 17:36:38 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 17:48:26 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=82676