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With her parents as role models, Campbell is hellbent on becoming addicted: beer at age seven, pot at age ten, blackouts, cocaine, and suicide attempts by eighth grade, dealing by ninth, and rehabilitation by the end of high school. Remarkably, this maturely written account (albeit occasionally burdened by ``and then'' details) is published only 18 months later, a feat attributable to Campbell's almost frightening brilliance and leadership. While addicted, she was for the most part an excellent student (and master liar/denier) in both Catholic and public schools—she even competed in national competitions and was invited to Bush's inaugural festivities (but was so obsessed with drugs that she turned around and came home). Now in college, Campbell offers a natural-sounding memoir and journal entries that are both revealing and cautionary: though furious with her parents, it's evident how much she still needs them; and though ``on the wagon,'' she's left with heart damage from her risky behavior. Glossary. (Nonfiction. 12+)
None NonePub Date: May 1, 1993
ISBN: 0-02-716445-4
Page Count: 192
Publisher: N/A
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 1993
An entry in the ``Venture'' series that, in its comprehensive treatment of options, will be equally helpful to teens and to their parents. Approaching custody primarily from a legal standpoint, free-lancer Terkel outlines types of divorce (default, contested, uncontested, etc.) and gives a particularly informative overview of custody arrangements: sole, joint, joint legal but not physical, dove-nesting (the parents move about), split (taking turns at sole custody). Case studies give the information immediacy; emotional concerns are addressed in descriptions of support programs (e.g., Banana Splits) and of what court is like. Occasionally, disjointedness creates confusion: a section on court investigation doesn't say under what circumstances inquiry occurs, and sample questionnaires from such investigations are plopped at the end without comment, leaving kids to struggle with how to answer provocative questions and ignoring opportunities for self-evaluation and insight. Nonetheless, a balanced, valuable reference source, sympathetically presented. Bibliography; resources; index. (Nonfiction. 14+)
Pub Date: April 1, 1991
ISBN: 0-531-12521-1
Page Count: 128
Publisher: N/A
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1991
In the first title in the ``Bernard-Bantam Biography'' series, an experienced writer of nonfiction delves into the life of a Mexican painter whose reputation is suddenly in the ascendant, in a straightforward account of her life that emphasizes her unquenchable spirit. The sections that relate Kahlo's earliest artistic efforts to the circumstances of her life are especially strong; her tumultuous marriage to muralist Diego Rivera is also effectively portrayed. To include a chronology, an index, and six color reproductions of art plus b&w photos (not seen). (Biography. 12+)
Pub Date: Oct. 1, 1991
ISBN: 0-553-07165-3
Page Count: 160
Publisher: Bantam
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 15, 1991
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