{"product_id":"ordinary-girls-a-memoir-9781643750828","title":"Ordinary Girls: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the Must-Read Books of 2019 According to \u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine * Time * Bustle * Electric Literature * Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There is more life packed on each page of \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Girls\u003c\/i\u003e than some lives hold in a lifetime.\" --Julia Alvarez  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this searing memoir, Jaquira Díaz writes fiercely and eloquently of her challenging girlhood and triumphant coming of age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While growing up in housing projects in Puerto Rico and Miami Beach, Díaz found herself caught between extremes. As her family split apart and her mother battled schizophrenia, she was supported by the love of her friends. As she longed for a family and home, her life was upended by violence. As she celebrated her Puerto Rican culture, she couldn't find support for her burgeoning sexual identity. From her own struggles with depression and sexual assault to Puerto Rico's history of colonialism, every page of \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Girls\u003c\/i\u003e vibrates with music and lyricism. Díaz writes with raw and refreshing honesty, triumphantly mapping a way out of despair toward love and hope to become her version of the girl she always wanted to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reminiscent of Tara Westover's \u003ci\u003eEducated\u003c\/i\u003e, Kiese Laymon's \u003ci\u003eHeavy\u003c\/i\u003e, Mary Karr's \u003ci\u003eThe Liars' Club\u003c\/i\u003e, and Terese Marie Mailhot's \u003ci\u003eHeart Berries\u003c\/i\u003e, Jaquira Díaz's memoir provides a vivid portrait of a life lived in (and beyond) the borders of Puerto Rico and its complicated history--and reads as electrically as a novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13288626\"\u003eJaquira Díaz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643750828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643750828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002030\"\u003eHispanic \u0026amp; Latino\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM052000\"\u003eDysfunctional Families\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Puerto Rico, Jaquira Díaz was raised between Humacao, Fajardo, and Miami Beach. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Girls: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a Whiting Award, a Florida Book Awards Gold Medal, a Lambda Literary Awards finalist, an American Booksellers Association Indies Introduce Selection, a Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection, an Indie Next Pick, a Library Reads pick, and finalist for the B\u0026amp;N Discover Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The recipient of the Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian\/Queer Nonfiction, the Alonzo Davis Fellowship from VCCA, two Pushcart Prizes, an Elizabeth George Foundation grant, and fellowships from MacDowell, the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Bread Loaf, Sewanee, the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, and the Black Mountain Institute at UNLV, Díaz has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eT: The New York Times Style Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCondé Nast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fader\u003c\/i\u003e, and her stories, poems, and essays have been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays, The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBest American Experimental Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Pushcart Prize\u003c\/i\u003e anthology. In 2022, she held the Mina Hohenberg Darden Chair in Creative Writing at Old Dominion University's MFA program and a Pabst Endowed Chair for Master Writers at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. She lives in New York and teaches at Columbia University. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44412912468107,"sku":"9781643750828","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_4cb7e3d7-2525-43c3-98a2-f6ed01af9632.jpg?v=1761234386","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/ordinary-girls-a-memoir-9781643750828","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}