coalesces into an intriguing and informative journey through the 50th state." - Publishers Weekly "Prato's work stays winningly informal and idiosyncratic throughout and. "A rebuke to cultural appropriation, combined with tribute to a place she loves too much to make her own." - New York Times, Top Summer Reads Praise for the author's previous essay collection, Volcanoes, Palm Trees & Privilege: Essays on Hawai'i: " Kids in America vibrates like a coke high, while still managing to ask hard questions and find the spots of human failing and hope, as the best essays do." -Monica Drake, Author of Clown Girl and The Stud Book Phenomenal." -Lidia Yuknavitch, Author of Verge-Stories and The Book of Joan "A dazzling exploration into how cultures and identities criss-cross each other, Liz Prato's Kids in America traces how Gen X emerged from the fire and fury of a nation falling to pieces. "Like a sociologist with a memoirist's sensibilities, Prato skillfully explores the environment that bred and defined Gen X, diving deeply into the sexist and racist mythologies of the era, excavating everything from pop culture to grief to violence." -Gina Frangello, author of Blow Your House Down Part memoir, part documentary, these probing and intimate essays take us through the grief, the freedom, the risk-taking, and the pain that shaped Generation X. " Kids in America is a kick-ass collection.
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