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Autobiography of a Face

by Lucy Grealy
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A New York Times Notable Book. This "harrowing, lyrical autobiographical memoir . . . is a striking meditation on the distorting effects of our culture's preoccupation with physical beauty" (Publishers Weekly).
It took Lucy Grealy twenty years of living with a distorted self-image and more than thirty reconstructive procedures before she could come to terms with her appearance after childhood cancer and surgery that left her jaw disfigured. As a young girl, she absorbed the searing pain of peer rejection and the paralyzing fear of never being loved.
"This is a young woman's first book, the story of her own life, and both book and life are unforgettable."??—??New York Times
"Engaging and engrossing, a story of grace as well as cruelty, and a demonstration of [Grealy's] own wit and style and class."??—??Washington Post Book World

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  • Release date

    September 27, 1994

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9780547524122

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780547524122
      • File size: 2573 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 7.4
    • Lexile® Measure: 1110
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 6-9

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Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:7.4
  • Lexile® Measure:1110
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:6-9