Literary Fiction
A brash 1980s Philly coming-of-age tale of Tracy Ellison, a bold middle-class teen chasing boys, fashion, status, and hard-won maturity.
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A brash 1980s Philly coming-of-age tale of Tracy Ellison, a bold middle-class teen chasing boys, fashion, status, and hard-won maturity.
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From a fresh new voice with talent to burn comes this brash, bitter-sweet novel about Tracy Ellison, a young, middle-class teen coming of age in Philadelphia's ostentatious eighties. Tracy is willing to go much further than any of her girlfriends as she sets out to lure the most popular boys in her neighborhood.
Spoiled by her relatives and too much for her mother to handle, Tracy uses her personal brand of intimidating flattery to conquer one guy after another - until she meets her match in ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Frequent explicit sexual content; protagonist is a minor for much of the book
Violence & gore
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Street violence and peril in 1980s urban Philly setting; not highly graphic
Profanity
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Frequent strong profanity and vulgar dialogue throughout
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Recurring race, class, gender-role, and Afrocentric social themes
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Emotional harm, risky underage relationships, and urban hardship
Other
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