I'm Down: A Memoir
by:
Mishna Wolff (author)
Mishna Wolff grew up in a poor black neighborhood with her single father, a white man who truly believed he was black. This hip, funny memoir will have readers questioning what it means to be black or white in America.
Mishna Wolff grew up in a poor black neighborhood with her single father, a white man who truly believed he was black. This hip, funny memoir will have readers questioning what it means to be black or white in America.
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Format: Textbook
ISBN:
9780312378554 (0312378556)
ASIN: 9780312378554
Publish date: 26-05-2009
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Funny,
Comedy,
Coming Of Age,
Biography Memoir,
Race
When I first started this book, I thought of the line from the Steve Martin movie, The Jerk..."I was born a poor black child..." This memoir could have gone horribly wrong at any point, but the authors pulled off a very funny and poignant story about her childhood. I admit parts had me almost in tea...
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