One of the most powerful memoirs of recent times.Shortly after Paula Foxs birth in 1923, her hard-drinking Hollywood screenwriter father and her glamorous mother left her in a Manhattan orphanage. Rescued by her grandmother, she was passed from hand to hand, the kindness of strangers interrupted by brief and disturbing reunions with her darkly enchanting parents. In New York, Paula lives with her Spanish grandmother; in Cuba, she wanders about freely on a sugarcane plantation owned by a wealthy relative; in California she finds herself cast away on the dismal margins of Hollywood where famous actors and literary celebrities John Wayne, Buster Keaton, Orson Welles glitteringly appear and then fade away.A moving and unusual portrait of a life adrift. Paula Fox gives us an unforgettable appraisal of just how much and how little a child requires to survive.

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FOX, Paula

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THE WIDOW'S CHILDREN

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Portrait Of Ivan

An eleven-year-old boy gains a new understanding of himself and his father after a trip to Florida with unusual people.

Portrait of Ivan

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Action & Adventure

Simon&Schuster

"Ned believes that, with a forbidden gun, he has shot out the eye of a wild cat, and his guilt poisons his life. An outstanding growing-up story for all ages about the painful secrets and the struggle to be good . . . This riveting story is spun with an eloquent simplicity that belies the skill of its telling . . . Adults and children alike will come effortlessly under the spell of this peerless storyteller . . ."--Booklist, starred review. Newbery Honor book; ALA Notable Children's Book; ALA Best Book for Young Adults; Booklist Editors' Choice; New York Times Book Review Oustanding Children's Book of the Year.

One-Eyed Cat

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Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books

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CONGRESSIONAL STAFFS: THE INVISIBLE FORCE IN AMERICAN LAWMAKING

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Politics & Government

Free Press

Carrie's half brother Ben has long felt rejected by his father until, on a strange visit in Boston, he is able to see that his father really needs him.

Black Gold and Gas Speculation

Bradbury Press

The King's Falcon

Luisa de la Cueva and her family leave their home on a small Caribbean island and try to start a new life in the barrios of New York

A Servant's Tale (Contemporary American Fiction Series)

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