Book description
Wearing a tight black skirt, roach- killer boots, and teased hair, Zosha runs with her junior high school's fast crowd, circa 1960. For Zosha, life is about fitting in, stepping out, making it with the handsome Puerto Rican boy in the local movie theater. But for Zosha's parents, life is…
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1 author picked The Holocaust Kid as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I cherish this semi-autobiographical book because it spoke to my own experience growing up with parents who were Holocaust survivors. It assured me that I was not alone in my need to weave and duck the crazy emotional punches of parents who had experienced unimaginable loss and grief in their lives.
What also recommended this story to me was how Pilcer believed in telling it like it is, yet never ceased to find the humor in situations. Hers was a kind of rebellion to authority I experienced in my life and what shaped who I am.
From Gina's list on family secrets divide esp mothers and daughters.
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