The denim diaries : a memoir
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MLC - Kirkwood Public Library - Young Adult Biography | 92 CROMPTON LAURIE BOYLE CROMP | Available |
| MLC - University City Public Library - Young Adult Nonfiction | YA 811.6 CRO | Available |
| Scenic Regional-Union - Young Adult NonFiction | YA B CRO | Available |
| Scenic Regional-Wright City - Young Adult NonFiction | YA B CRO | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Juvenile poetry.
Autobiographical poetry.
Autobiographies.
Crompton, Laurie Boyle -- Juvenile poetry.
Eating disorders -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
Sexual abuse victims -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
Women -- Biography.
Women authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
Authors, American -- 21st century -- Juvenile poetry.
Autobiographical poetry.
Autobiographies.
Crompton, Laurie Boyle -- Juvenile poetry.
Eating disorders -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
Sexual abuse victims -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
Women -- Biography.
Women authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography -- Juvenile poetry.
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Published
Minneapolis : Zest Books, 2023.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
351 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781728477503, 9798765604885
Notes
Description
"Laurie Boyle Crompton’s coming of age in rural Pennsylvania and the New York City area in the 1970s and 1980s was anything but idyllic. In moving verse accompanied by diary-esque sketches, Crompton takes you along as she navigates relationships, plays the happy family at church despite discord at home, manages her mother’s ambitions and her father’s alcoholism, struggles with her self-image, and desperately tries to fit in at school by squeezing into too-tight designer denim. Both heartwarming and heartbreaking, The Denim Diaries follows Crompton’s journey through disordered eating and sexual assault to acceptance and recovery. Her vivid poems recall the highs and lows of a life filled with hardship and joy alike. At times both harrowing and humorous, this memoir brings new perspective to the importance of self-love and finding hope in the darkest of times." --book flap.
Target Audience
Ages 13-18 Zest Books.
Target Audience
Grades 10-12 Zest Books.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Crompton, L. B. (2023). The denim diaries: a memoir. Zest Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Crompton, Laurie Boyle. 2023. The Denim Diaries: A Memoir. Zest Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Crompton, Laurie Boyle. The Denim Diaries: A Memoir. Zest Books, 2023.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Crompton, L. B. (2023). The denim diaries: a memoir. Minneapolis: Zest Books.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Crompton, Laurie Boyle. The Denim Diaries: A Memoir. Zest Books, 2023.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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