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Bobby's girl

by · 1986

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Growing up in Atlantic City in the 1950s and 1960s, trapped in a suffocating family and suffering the agonies of being unpopular, Gina lives in a fantasy world peopled with figures from pop culture, until she finally gains the strength to face her life realistically.

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Audience
childrens
Length
short · 116 pages

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