![]() Ramos makes effective use of vernacular to channel Macy’s anger, anguish, and sharp-edged perspective in a disturbing but empathetic portrait of life as a child in poverty. Debut author Ramos shows Macy navigating the difficulties of school and home while plagued by deaths, threats to her safety, and a constant, nagging hunger. ![]() All Editions of The Disturbed Girls Dictionary. ![]() Eligible for Free Shipping Expedited Shipping Available. ![]() Example: ‘Ahnsuh me, bitch!’ ”) with a tenuous narrative thread. The Disturbed Girls Dictionary by Nonieqa Ramos Write The First Customer Review. Macy’s story is told as a series of vignettes, each framed by a word in Macy’s “dictionary” (“Answer. She has just two friends: honor student Alma, who hopes that school will save her, and George, who wears a helmet due to an injury sustained after the brutal murder of his sister. But her life is heartbreakingly difficult-her father is in prison, her brother was taken away by Child Protective Services, and her mother is involving herself with a string of abusive men who make occasional passes at Macy. Writing in a dictionary format, Macy explains the world in her own termscomplete with gritty characters and outrageous endeavors. Like Sapphire's Push (1996), it's almost too much at timesor would be if it weren't so believable. ![]() Fifteen-year-old Macy Cashmere is emotionally disturbed, at least according to her school, teachers, and family. She’s got more pressing problems: her mom can’t move off the couch, her dad’s in prison, her brother’s been kidnapped by Child Protective Services, and now her best friend isn’t speaking to her. Ramos presents the raw, real voice of a fiercely protective and determined young woman who eventually takes up her grandmother's machete to protect herself and her friend, an act that lands her in the institution. ![]()
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