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Riding in Cars with Boys
Riding in Cars with Boys: Confessions of a Bad Girl Who Makes Good | Beverly Donofrio
Denied college, Beverly Donofrio lost interest in everything but riding around town in cars, drinking and smoking, and rebelling against authority. She got married and divorced and finally ended up in an elite New England university, books in one arm, child in the other. A book about the compromise between being your own person and fitting into society.
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kspenmoll
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#ThankfulThursday #vote

1) I have voted in local,state & presidential elections since I turned 18.Why?Very strong ancestral legacy on both
maternal & paternal sides of my family-citizenship taken seriously-my mom‘s dad emigrated here as an adult in his mid 20s, & my dad‘s grandfather came from Ireland in the late 19th century.

2) This week I have so much to be thankful for:my immediate & extended family, my job, my cats, my friends, my porch

Cosmos_Moon_River Excellent reasons to vote! Thanks for joining in and for voting 🥰 4y
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LapReader
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1. Pannacotta. 2. Why not? 3. Nope as I don‘t drive. 4. Music if it is just Stew and I. Podcasts if the kids are with us e.g. Fierce girls. If it was me all alone it would be talking books. 5. @Tashreads @thegreensofa @JennyM

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I‘m the parent of a driver now. Not sure if I‘m excited that she can drive her siblings around without me, or terrified that she‘ll drive straight into a tree.

DGRachel May she be a better driver than me. @dsfisher and I are still dumbfounded that the DMV gave me a license on my 16th birthday. I did not do well on my test (or driving there or driving home), but somehow the great state of Florida deemed me roadworthy. 😂 7y
InBooksILive She took a great photo! Mine looks like a terrible mugshot 🤦🏻‍♀️ 7y
CouronneDhiver Clear the roads, folks! 😉 7y
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saresmoore She will be stubbornly attentive and cautious, I‘m sure. But you‘re not really gonna let her drive with boys other than family, are you? 😱 7y
Yossarian @saresmoore The deal was that if she passed in the first try, she could drive herself and date to Junior Prom in two weeks. 7y
saresmoore @Yossarian You are a truly magnanimous individual. I‘m thinking that I should start now, preparing myself for the eventuality of my daughter driving and dating simultaneously. I applaud your relative calm! 7y
AmyG Good luck. You will survive. Be happy she‘s a girl. My girls were good, my son....oy. 7y
Scurvygirl You are so lucky! Mine (18) refuses to get her license. Her boyfriend does but no car. Plus they won‘t take public transportation. About 2 months ago, I flat out refused to be a chauffeur to them anymore. I didn‘t have anyone driving me around at 18... not even 12! 7y
Melli Tell her congrats but also as careful as she may drive it‘s always the other drivers on the road to be careful of. Always be aware of what happening on all sides. I learned this the hard way. 7y
Bookdragon69 I‘m in the same boat!! My 16 yr old son drove to school is his new(to him) car today! 😫😭 He will then drive to his first day of his first job. When I was teaching him to drive, I always told him not to drive like I drive, drive like I tell you. 😉 7y
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I rarely give books 5 stars, but I truly enjoyed this book and have read it several times. It‘s also one of my favorite movies. I think I just get captivated by Bev‘s spirit and never wanting to do what everyone thinks she should.

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Posting a day late ?

1. Fiction but then the Mystery section is right beside it so I tend to wander that way too...
2. "One day can make your life. One day can ruin your life. All life is, is four or five big days that change everything." - Riding in Cars with Boys
3. Don't have a favourite as it always depends on the child I'm gifting it to!
4. @LOVA

#FridayFavourites (with a "u"...I'm Canadian ?)

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#LibraryWishlist

Have any of my fellow Littens read this book? Would you recommend? Please let me know. ☺️ I remember loving the movie from the late 90's/ early 2000's.

Bookalong I read it years ago....I loved the movie also. I remember liking it and it being a quick read. 7y
xicanti I also read it years ago, but remember being underwhelmed. 7y
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ElizaTodd
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Definitely a way different story than the way the movie played out. I liked this book sometimes and sometimes not so much. I'm glad to have read it though 👏🏼

Megabooks Same here. 8y
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Starting on letter 'R' of my #ListyAtoZ list! I LOVED this movie when I was younger, Drew Barrymore plays Bev Donofrio! I just haven't read the book until now. Hoping I like the book as much as I liked the movie ☺️

MrBook 😎👍🏻🙌🏻 8y
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Yossarian
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"Cruise Night" in town meant classic cars on display while reading my classic books.

JodyS This is a great picture. I love classic cars. 9y
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