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Gloria NorrissKooKooLandis amemoir written on the edge of aknife blade. Chilling, intensely moving,and darkly funny, it cuts to the heartand soul of a troubled American family,and announces the arrival of a startlinglyoriginal voice.Gloria Norris grew up in the projects ofManchester, New Hampshire with her parents,her sister, Virginia, and her cat, Sylvester. Asnapshot might show a happy, young family,but only a dummkopf would buy that. Nine-year-old Gloria is gutsy and wisecracking.Her father, Jimmy, all dazzle anddanger, is often on the far side of the law andmakes his own ruleswhich everyone elsebetter follow. Glorias mom, Shirley, triesnot to rock the boat, Virginia unwisely defiesJimmy, and Gloria fashions herself into hissidekickthe son he never had. Jimmy takes Gloria everywhere. Hunting,to the racetrack, to slasher movies, andto his parents dingy bara hole in the wallwith pickled eggs and pickled alkies. But itis at Hank Piasecnys gun shop that Gloriameets the person who will change her life.While Hank and Jimmy trade good-humoredinsults, Gloria comes under the spell ofHanks college-age daughter,Susan. Brilliant, pretty,kind, and ambitious,Susan is everythingGloria longs to beand can be, provided she dreams big andaces third grade like Susan tells her to. But, one night, a brutal act changes thecourse of all their lives. The story that unfoldsis a profound portrait of how violence echoesthrough a family, and through a community.From the tragedy, Gloria finds a way to carveout a future on her own terms and ends upjust where she wants to be. Gripping andunforgettable,KooKooLandis a triumph. Best Books of 2016 - NPR Filter by tags Clear filters Filter by: Clear filters; Staff Picks; Biography & Memoir; Book Club Ideas; Comics & Graphic Novels; Cookbooks & Food; Eye-Opening Reads
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