"You've got to be somebody, Geri. You can't be nobody. You don't want to be president of a lot of leftover people." That's my mother talking. She's always bugging me about "all-round popularity" which was important stuff back in the fifties--which, if you ask me, is where my mother is still living. Whatever "all-round popularity" is, I didn't have it--until I started going out with Dave Townsend. He was new my junior year and very good looking. With Dave I could do anything--talk to anyone, be funny, even dance--as soon as he handed me my first bottle of wine. And my mother didn't have to worry about her daughter being nobody: I was on my way to becoming Queen of the Juicers, the biggest lush at Walt Whitman High.
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"You've got to be somebody, Geri. You can't be nobody. You don't want to be president of a lot of leftover people." That's my mother talking. She's always bugging me about "all-round popularity" which was important stuff back in the fifties--which, if you ask me, is where my mother is still living. Whatever "all-round popularity" is, I didn't have it--until I started going out with Dave Townsend. He was new my junior year and very good looking. With Dave I could do anything--talk to anyone, be funny, even dance--as soon as he handed me my first bottle of wine. And my mother didn't have to worry about her daughter being nobody: I was on my way to becoming Queen of the Juicers, the biggest lush at Walt Whitman High.
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By MELISSA
Format:Hardcover
While going through my highschools library I stumbled upon the late great me. I couldn't put it down. Geri Peter's charactor takes you along her journey of alcohol to her first sip and to her first AA meeting. This book doesn't lecture about alcohol but allows you to see its destruction through Geri's charactor. I feel this would be the perfect book for educators to have students read while learning about alcohol. This book shows readers how alcohol abuse begins and where it can lead to.
By Niesha Moses
Format:Paperback
I was thirteen the time I read this book and it truly made me understand a lot about alcoholism and how life can be in general for many who suffer from this disease. More than twelve years later this book still remains one of my favorite. I can't tell you how many times I have read it or will continue to read it. I recommend it to almost everyone I know, especially young people. It is definitely a worthwhile book that will make you feel many different emotions from humor to sadness.
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Format:Paperback
This is a powerful novel that deals with an all too common problem in our society today, alcoholism. The story centers around a teenage girl named Geri Peters. Geri becomes infatuated with David Townsend, a new boy at Walt Whiteman High School. Both teens long for something not being afforded them as they both live in somewhat disfunctional family settings. Alcohol becomes the panacea or means of drowning their problems. However, for Geri, her problems only multiply as boozing becomes the focal point of her existence. I would recommend that every teen who thinks drinking is "cool", think twice and by all means read this most inspirational novel.
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The allure of alcohol
I highly recommend this book, not because it's a morality play, but because it's devastatingly honest and REAL. Read more
Published on Dec 15 2000
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This was required reading when I was in High school. I just started thinking about it again a few weeks ago. Read more
Published on Aug 15 2000 by Stacey Randle
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One of those books that every teenager should read
This is an incredibly well-written story, believable and true-to-life.
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This book was wonderful. Any teen should read it to learn the dangers of drinking and also to read a great book. Read more
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