From the Bookshelf of Mineola Library's 2012 FALL Reading Challenge…
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Laughing on the outside... but unsure, depressed, scared, on the inside… Norma Jeane Baker aka Marilyn Monroe is a real person, not the airhead, blonde, sexpot portrayed on the silver screen. Joyce Carol Oates was able to channel Norma Jeane and tell the story of her transformation into Marilyn. One thing I found interesting was Norma Jeane's childhood toy, the stuffed tiger. When she lived at the orphanage as a child, the tiger was given to her at a Christmas party. It wasn't long after she rec
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