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Klein, Norma was born on May 13, 1938 in New York City. Daughter of Emanuel and Sadie (Frankel) Klein.
( Originally published in 1982, Domestic Arrangements is ...)
Originally published in 1982, Domestic Arrangements is the story of a fourteen-year-old New York teen named Tatiana, an unintentional ingénue who becomes notorious for filming a nude scene for a major movie. Tatiana's newfound fame—which includes interviews, magazine covers, and publicists—is set against the backdrop of an increasingly adult personal life, as her parents file for divorce, her sister becomes increasingly jealous of her sibling's success, and she must choose between her teenage boyfriend and new, older loves. A stunning example of Norma Klein's fearless take on the complexities of adolescence, Domestic Arrangements is an indelible portrait of a girl on the cusp of adulthood, learning to balance the challenges of life in the spotlight with love, family, and friendship. This edition features a brand new introduction by Norma's long-time friend, renowned children's author Judy Blume. Norma Klein was best known for young adult works that dealt with family problems, childhood and adolescent sexuality, as well as social issues like racism, sexism, and contraception. Her first novel, Mom, the Wolf Man and Me (1972), was about the daughter of an unmarried, sexually active woman. Her subsequent works included Sunshine, It's Okay If You Don't Love Me, Breaking Up, and Family Secrets. Because of their subject matter, many of her books sparked considerable controversy, and a 1986 American Library Association survey found that nine of her novels had been removed from libraries. In an interview that same year with the New York Times, Klein said: "I'm not a rebel, trying to stir things up just to be provocative. I'm doing it because I feel like writing about real life." She died in 1989 at the age of fifty.
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(Family dynamics are strained when Grandmother Gustel, who...)
Family dynamics are strained when Grandmother Gustel, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, moves in; though Charles, a high school senior, hopelessly tries to live a normal life, while his father refuses to recognize the problem.
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(Between the time her baby brother is born prematurely and...)
Between the time her baby brother is born prematurely and dies and the time the next baby is born, Antonia gradually adjusts to the idea of not being an only child.
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(Portrays the divided loyalties of a young New York girl t...)
Portrays the divided loyalties of a young New York girl towards her warring parents. Elise is pampered by her father, but begins to question what is happening when her mother is hospitalized with a "nervous breakdown". By helping her mother, Elise has to confront her father for the first time.
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When a thirteen-year-old French girl visits the United States, her American-born mother abandons her to a new-found friend and Bizou embarks on a series of adventures as she searches for friends and family to take care of her.
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Now just wasn't the time to be experiencing first love for fourteen-year-old Robin. Her father was leaving home, her mother was feeling inadequate, her sister was seeing an "older" man, and Robin was worrying herself silly. Summer was trouble enough without a hundred impossible dreams...
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Klein, Norma was born on May 13, 1938 in New York City. Daughter of Emanuel and Sadie (Frankel) Klein.
Bachelor of Arts, Barnard College, 1960; Master of Arts in Slavic Langs., Columbia University, 1963.
She died, after a brief illness, in New York City. Klein was best known for her adult novel Sunshine, about a young woman with terminal cancer, which was based upon a true story, and taken from the young woman"s tape-recorded diary. Mississippi Klein"s work dealt openly with controversial subjects, including racism, homosexuality, adoption, and death.
She wrote many novels for children and young adults including Family Secrets, which has been challenged for inclusion in school libraries, and is ranked at #76 on the American Library Association’s list of most challenged books for 1990-1999.
(Family dynamics are strained when Grandmother Gustel, who...)
(When a thirteen-year-old French girl visits the United St...)
( Originally published in 1982, Domestic Arrangements is ...)
(After his father walks out on his slightly crazy mother, ...)
(Between the time her baby brother is born prematurely and...)
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(By using living examples, Marina convinces her kindergart...)
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Married Erwin Fleissner, July 27, 1963. Children: Jennifer, Katherine.