{"product_id":"becoming-anna-anna-j-michener-9780226524030","title":"Becoming Anna","description":"\u003ci\u003eBecoming Anna\u003c\/i\u003e is the poignant memoir of the first sixteen years in the life of Anna Michener, a young woman who fought a painful battle against her abusive family. Labeled \"crazy girl\" for much of her childhood, Anna suffered physical and emotional damage at the hands of the adults who were supposed to love and protect her. Committed to various mental institutions by her family, at sixteen Anna was finally able to escape her chaotic home life and enter a foster home. As an effort toward recovery and self-affirmation as well as a powerful plea on behalf of other abused children, Anna wrote this memoir while the experience was fresh and the emotions were still raw and unhealed. Her story is a powerful tale of survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A teen's raw, in-your-face chronicle of events almost as they were happening. As such, it's unforgettable. . . . Michener's story gives voice to the thousands of children and adolescents trapped in 'the system, ' biding their time until their 18th birthdays. A candid and unstinting tell-all.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Extraordinary. . . . Michener's expressive writing does justice to a topic that is clearly very disturbing to her personally and communicates a profoundly important message on behalf of all abused and neglected children.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An important book, painful to read, but essential if other children in similar situations are to be saved.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An innocent child's account of 16 years in hell and of the terrible wrongs inflicted on children who are without rights or caring advocates.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Michener] emerges as a compelling and courageous advocate for children and their welfare--she's a young writer with an extraordinary voice.\"\u003ci\u003eFeminist Bookstore News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Quite simply one of the best, most compelling, well-written autobiographies published in years. . . . Remember the name. We have not heard the last of Anna Michener.\"--Myree Whitfield, \u003ci\u003eMelbourne Herald-Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, cover story \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna J. Michener\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226524035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226524030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.55w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1999 pg. 124","brand":"Anna J. Michener","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075973935359,"sku":"9780226524030","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ccbf6c57-cffa-4a96-b557-718d0a6d8e54.jpg?v=1685462481","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-anna-anna-j-michener-9780226524030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}