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Riding in Cars with Boys: Confessions of a Bad Girl Who Makes Good
: This book relates to many teenagers life. I mean many people go through several things in being a teenager. Some may end up like Bev and others may realize how close to that life they. I think this a book for everyone young and old.
 When I saw the movie I really liked the storyline, and I wanted to learn more about Beverly Donofrio's life. When I was born my mom was only 20, so I kind of related to some of the things that went on in the movie. While reading the book, I decided that the movie could have been done a lot better. The book gives more detail (of course) and the events are told very differently than in the movie. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who can relate to being a single parent,a child of a single parent, or anyone that is interested in learning about a girl who grows into an adult along with her son and reaches her goal of becoming a successful writer. You go Bev!!
This bok was a lot of fun to read. While the author does make a lot of excuses for her behavior, and she was clearly not a good parent (I can't imagine my mother smoking pot infront of the kids), she did have a lot of obstacles in her path. Her father being a police chief was trouble for her, but she was treated vey unfairly by the community. The police had no right to threaten her with a prostitution charge just because she slept around. It also shows that there was once a double standard for women (and probably still is). Unwed pregnancies were always the mothers fault, no one seemed to blame the guy for getting her pregnant. But what I don't like about the author is that after she graduated she didn't even try to work in a career. She simply took receptionist jobs and paid more attention to writing her silly stories. If this book weren't so well written, I would give an F.
I was in the bookstore looking for a book to keep me busy. Drew Barrymore is one of my favorite actresses and seeing her on the cover is what inspired me to read the book. I hadn't seen the movie so I didn't really have a good idea of what to expect.
I'm really glad I read this book. It was quick, easy to read, and very interesting. It's about a girl who gets pregnant in high school, leading her to marriage and a family. I had a couple of friends that had babies in high school and it was NOT easy for them. Beverly is not your typical mother, but she seems to be a good one. She really cares for her son and they develop a close relationship. In the course of the book you really see Beverly grow: getting rid of her scumbag husband, getting an education, and following her dream of becoming a writer. Although her family tends to criticize her, there is no doubt that they love her; and it is great to see her relationship with them evolve.
Hit home. One of the best books I've read with and I loved the author's sense of humor and keeping everything in perspective. I will read it again someday and pass it on to long-time friends. The book was real as real gets.
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