SOLVED. Book called "An American Girl" maybe [s]

[Steph (loves water)]

It was written in a diary form, the girl was from the 1950s, and I think the mother was an alcoholic. I read it in the 70s. That's all I can remember, I'm pretty sure that was the name of it but I can't find the book anywhere.

All help appreciated.

[bookel]

An American girl
Author: Patricia Dizenzo
Publisher: New York : Avon, ©1971, 1976 printing.
Edition/Format:  Book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats
Database: WorldCat
Summary:
There are good times and there are not-so-good times. For a young girl trying to sort out her life, there are some things so bad that she can't talk about them. So she hides them in her diary.

[bookel]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0380008...
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[bookel]

It was found on worldcat.org advanced search with a year range, juvenile fiction book English, and the words American girl in the title field. Strangely it didn't turn up when I tried An American girl.

[bookel]

But that was probably due to ignoring the word An in the search.

[Steph (loves water)]

Thank you so much for going the extra mile! It's here on Goodreads with a generic cover. That's exactly it!

[Rainbowheart]

An American Girl for the GR link.