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Project Girl (Paperback)

by J McDonald (Author) "I live across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower and around the bend from one of the best views in Paris ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 231 pages
  • Publisher: University of California Press; 1st Pbk. Ed edition (15 Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0520223454
  • ISBN-13: 978-0520223455
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,916,996 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This biography tells of the failures and comebacks of a ghetto kid whose academic talent opens doors onto a world of private schools, rich classmates and plum jobs but who, back home, confronts a neighbourhood of growing poverty, drug abuse and crime.

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"An eloquent account of a remarkable life, Project Girl should be placed on all high school and college reading lists and offered to anyone looking for a book beautifully written." Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes;

"Unique, unflinching, and totally absorbing, Project Girl names the terrors and rewards of life in worlds we had thought mutually exclusive." Nell Irvin Painter, author of Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol;

"A gripping story of the tug and pull faced by a young woman whose dreams take her beyond the projects while her heart aches for those left behind." Gregory H. Williams, author of Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Project Girl is beautifully and brutally raw, 6 Sep 1999
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This review is from: Project Girl (Hardcover)
Project girl does not promise that the reader will totally "relate".It tells a story,a true story with unflinching honesty that many are afraid to tell,and are afraid to hear.It is raw. I am also a "project girl " from NYC,in her late thirties,studying for a Masters Degree.Though I have not lived in the projects for 15 years ,the good and the bad of that experience are a big part of me that I cannot deny. This is a beautful comming of age story.Keep your head up,sister!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Project Girl is worth reading but it left me with questions., 25 Aug 1999
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This review is from: Project Girl (Hardcover)
I just finished reading Project Girl. This book was very inspiring to me as a single mother, battling circumstances of poverty as well as my final year of law school. However, I believe that Ms. McDonald failed to consider one point. That is, the professional workforce includes a substantial number of African-American, first-generation, college graduates, with less impressive educational credentials and family support than what Ms. McDonald enjoyed. This demonstrates that "arriving," at least for African-Americans, does not depend exclusively on educational background but also, perseverance, know-how, and ambition. Yet, throughout her book, Ms. McDonald explained that she lacked these qualities. On Ms. McDonald's resume are a felony criminal conviction (based on her own confession), hospitalization in a mental institution, consistent poor college grades, a profound lack of interest in the law, and disdain for the legal profession. Thus, I can only guess that Ms. McDonald's educational and professional accomplishments are due to pure luck as there is no way that an individual, no matter their race, gender or economic status, having these experiences can become a New York corporate attorney in a high profile law firm as Ms. McDonald apparently did.
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5.0 out of 5 stars inspiring, funny, heartbreaking, 27 Jul 1999
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This review is from: Project Girl (Hardcover)
Janet McDonald's witty, often heartbreaking account of her journey from the projects of Brooklyn to Paris, France is a must read. For young women struggling against odds stacked up against them, it will be an inspiration. For older women who have fought to get where they are, it is an important reminder never to give up. But her story is not just for women. In sharing her personal history, McDonald's book ultimately becomes an important social commentary from which anyone can glean lessons: about self, about family, and about the society in which we live today.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not all people from projects have bad experiences.
I am from the same housing development as Janet, and I found my experiences in growing up in Farragut, not to be that bad. Maybe because I liked myself. Read more
Published on 10 Jul 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic example of how obstacles can be overcome
Janet McDonald's Project Girl is a motivating and inspirational work of art. Project Girl's experiences in life could have easily taken her to the path of no return. Read more
Published on 22 May 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars thank you janet
thank you for writing this book, so many of us feel like outsiders. i agree with some of the reviewers that the writing style is not the best, but far more important is the... Read more
Published on 26 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Reviting, inspiring and uplifting
I loved the book and the way she presented her story. It is eye-opening, inspiring, uplifting, and at times, funny. Read more
Published on 20 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly written! Generously told.
A book like the one Janet McDonald wrote is refreshing to see on the bookshelves, especially mine. She has given us not only a well written story but does it so with humour,... Read more
Published on 19 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous; both heart-breaking and heart-warming
Even as a white girl, and a non-project girl, I could relate to Janet McDonald's struggles with having each foot planted in an entirely different and divergent world. Read more
Published on 15 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Awe inspiring....
For anyone who has ever been excluded, this book is for them. Janet McDonald has catured the feelings and resentment that come with being excluded as only a person who lives... Read more
Published on 13 April 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars I found it very intriguing
I found this book very intriguing, and interesting. I would advise anyone going through similar circumstances should read this book. Read more
Published on 13 April 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars It is down to earth, about you and me...
You don't have to be from the projects to relate to McDonald's life. Like a true writer, she takes her life and tells it in a way that applies to any life lived. Read more
Published on 12 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, intense , triumphant page turner
Janet McDonald's account of how she made it out of the projects of Brooklyn to the life of an international lawyer is both funny and full of bizarre twists. Read more
Published on 12 April 1999

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