Description :
From the creator and star of Florida Girls comes a hilarious and profound memoir about family, happiness, and really aggressive acne Despite having dirtyblonde hair and fair skin, Laura Chinn is mixedrace: the daughter of a Black father and a white mother, which on its own makes for some funny and insightful looks at identity Laura8217s parents were both Scientologists and nonconformists in myriad ways They divorced early in Laura8217s childhood, and she spent her teen years pingponging back and forth between Clearwater, Florida, and Los Angeles (with an extended stint in Tijuana for good measure) Laura lived alone and raised herself for long periods of time, but don8217t worry Her mom8217s alcoholic boyfriend was always nearby to supervise She also lost family members to horrific tragedies, started drinking alcohol and
smoking cigarettes when she was eleven years old, and dropped out of school when she was fifteen, all the while completely obsessed with and scarred by her severe acne condition This is not a sad story There is JellO wrestling There is an abnormal amount of dancing There is information about whether you can drink gallons of sangria while taking unregulated Accutane acquired in Mexico But mostly there is love, and ultimately there is redemption Laura explores her trauma through anecdotes riddled with grit and humor, proving that in the face of unspeakable tragedy, it is possible to find success, love, and selfacceptance, zits and all