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Learning Joy from Dogs without Collars: A Memoir |  | Author: Lauralee Summer
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 820543
Media: Paperback
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 0743257928
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.23092
EAN: 9780743257923
ASIN: 0743257928
Publication Date: June 22, 2004
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Learning Joy from Dogs without Collars is a memoir about growing up homeless. Lauralee Summer and her eccentric, idealistic mother move repeatedly in search of work and a better life, but most often find happiness and security only in their relationship with each other. When she reaches junior high Lauralee and her mother set out for Boston in search of a better education. There Lauralee thrives under the care and guidance of Mr. Mac, becomes the only girl on the school wrestling team, and goes on to Harvard. Later, when she's nineteen, she finds her father and begins a relationship with him. Learning Joy from Dogs without Collars is the story of a girl coming into her own, learning and understanding her place in the world. It is about the innocence and resiliency of childhood -- the space of joy that poverty is unable to demolish or diminish.
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just an excellent writer... June 24, 2009
Erin R Medeiros
it's been a while since I read this book, but I remember that it was an easy, satisfying read. the author has a considerable talent for writing.
realism at its best August 3, 2006
Janet Gagliardi (Bayville, NJ USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bravo! a well written memoir. Thank you for taking the time to write about your life. I enjoyed the progressive chapters ---Lauralee's unique dance of life. I am sure it wasn't easy. You held my interest and my heart, Bravo to your mom--cause she was the backbone to your success.
A very interesting novel, especially if you have a teeenager involved in wrestling. Imagine! the only female on the wrestling team at Harvard. Again, thank you for writing your story.
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 A pleasant read over all.... October 19, 2005
Elle (D.C.)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I thought this book was enjoyable to read. Say, a decent book to read in the park on a nice afternoon. Nothing too intense. It was a little slow in the middle, but still had enough interesting stories to keep the reader going and find out what happened to this young woman. It picked up the pace toward the end, almost putting off too much for the end; the intense reunion with her father, graduating Harvard, and plenty of wrestling team metaphors for her growing self-realizations -- all within the last few chapters. Compared to other books I've read, it wouldn't be a 5-star because it wasn't particularly life-altering, funny, witty or original. A well-rounded 1st novel for Summer though.
Outstanding! I hope we hear more from Lauralee! August 3, 2004
D. Babcock (Saline, MI United States)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is one of those books that was hard for me to put down. I think I read it over a period of 1 1/2 days. However, I felt that Lauralee skipped over a lot of things. I hope that she writes more about her life. I can't help but wonder what life has in store for her!?!
Immensely moving December 9, 2003
Martha B. Spencer (Raleigh, NC USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Lauralee Summer's memoir moved me beyond words. It is so uplifting to read stories like hers that show the resilience of the human spirit. Despite her very unconventional childhood, Lauralee's mother was very loving and supportive within her capacity to provide for her brilliant daughter. An earlier reviewer mentioned her father. This chapter moved me more than almost any other. If there was ever a person who regretted his earlier behavior and genuinely tried to make it up, then her father would get my vote. Inspiring, moving, beautifully written in the same vein as ANGELA'S ASHES and FINDING FISH
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