April's Book of the Month is Kookooland
Kookooland by Gloria Noris is our featured title for April. Copies are available in the “New” room on the upper level of the library.
About the Book
Gloria Norris’s KooKooLand is a memoir written on the edge of a
knife blade. Chilling, intensely moving, and darkly funny, it cuts to
the heart and soul of a troubled American family, and announces the
arrival of a startlingly original voice.
Gloria Norris grew up in the projects of Manchester, New Hampshire with her parents, her sister, Virginia, and her cat, Sylvester. A snapshot 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 and danger, is often on the far side of the law and makes his own rules—which everyone else better follow.
Gloria Norris grew up in the projects of Manchester, New Hampshire with her parents, her sister, Virginia, and her cat, Sylvester. A snapshot 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 and danger, is often on the far side of the law and makes his own rules—which everyone else better follow.
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