GIRLBOMB(ISBN=) 英文原版

At fifteen, sick of her unbearable and increasingly dangerous
home life, Janice Erlbaum walked out of her family’s Brooklyn
apartment and didn’t look back. From her first frightening night at
a shelter, Janice knew she was in over her head. She was beaten up,
shaken down, and nearly stabbed by a pregnant girl. But it was
still better than living at home. As Janice slipped further into
street life, she nevertheless attended high school, harbored
crushes, and even played the lead in the spring musical. She also
roamed the streets, clubs, bars, and parks of New York City with
her two best girlfriends, on the prowl for hard drugs and boys on
skateboards. Together they scored coke at Danceteria, smoked angel
dust in East Village squats, commiserated over their crazy mothers,
and slept with one another’s boyfriends on a regular basis.

A wry, mesmerizing portrait of being underprivileged, underage, and
underdressed in 1980s New York City, Girlbomb provides an
unflinching look at street life, survival sex, female friendships,
and first loves.

“A fast and engrossing read in the spirit of Girl,
Interrupted.”
–Entertainment Weekly

“Gripping . . . a wry, compelling memoir of what it means to stand
up for yourself, especially when no one else will.”
–Bust

“How satisfying to watch Erlbaum survive adolescence and produce a
smart, engaging book.”
–The New York Times Book Review

“Erlbaum’s survival is hard-won, the journey rendered with
page-turning intensity.”
–New York Post

“A fast and engrossing read in the spirit of Girl,
Interrupted.”
–Entertainment Weekly

“Gritty . . . perversely riveting. You want her to survive.”
–The Washington Post Book World