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Amazon.com ReviewA down-and-dirty debut novel, a harrowing recital of a young life, a funny, innocent, streetwise telling of life on the street--all of the above describe Heather O'Neill's Lullabies for Little Criminals. In an autobiographical essay included in the book, O'Neill, whose own childhood parallels rather closely the life of Baby, her book's heroine, says, "In Lullabies, I wanted to capture what I remembered of the drunken babbling of unfortunate twelve-year-olds: their illusions; their ludicrously bad choices, their lack of morality and utter disbelief in cause and effect." She accomplishes all of the above and more. Baby is born to two 15-year-olds, and her mother dies a year later. Her father, Jules, is not a bad man, but he is a perpetual kid, without money, education, purpose, moral compass, or any idea of what being a parent is about or how ordinary people live. When the novel begins, Baby is almost 12, and her 12th year turns out to be a very big one indeed. She smokes pot, shoots heroin, loses her virginity, and lives in foster homes, a state detention home, and one seedy, squalid apartment after another. She comes under the spell of Alphonse, a neighborhood pimp, and is so hungry for male affection that she mistakes what he offers for love and care. Baby and her equally neglected and abused friends long for adulthood, whatever that means. They look up to sophisticated druggies and efficient thieves. Baby says, "I don't know why I was upset about not being an adult. It was right around the corner. Becoming a child again is what is impossible. That's what you have a legitimate reason to be upset over." Baby is matter-of-fact about her predicament. She knows that other kids have lives very different from hers but says, "It never occurs to you when you are very young to need something other than what your parents have to offer to you." This poignant story is beautifully written, sprinkled throughout with humor, pathos, unbelievable privation, and, in the end, the hope of redemption. At least we know that Heather O'Neill grew up to be a writer of no mean accomplishment. --Valerie Ryan Lullabies for Little Criminals - Wikipedia Lullabies for Little Criminals is a 2006 novel by Heather O'Neill. The book was chosen for inclusion in the 2007 edition of Canada Reads where it was championed by musician John K. Samson. Lullabies for Little ... Lullabies for Little Criminals: A Novel - Google Books ... International Impac Dublin Literary Award finalistPraise for Lullabies for Little CriminalsA vivid portrait of life on skid row ... Lullabies for Little Criminals: A Novel Heather O'Neill No preview ... Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill Reviews ... Lullabies for Little Criminals has 14258 ratings and 1173 reviews. karen said: ... She published her debut novel Lullabies for Little Criminals ... Trivia About Lullabies for Lit... 5 trivia questions ... Lullabies for Little Criminals: A Novel (P.S.) by Heather O'Neill ... Lullabies for Little Criminals: A Novel (P.S.) by Heather O'Neill . Published: 2006-10-17 ... O'Neill whose own childhood parallels rather closely the life of Baby her book's heroine says "In Lullabies I wanted ... Lullabies for Little Criminals: A Novel - Barnes & Noble Lullabies for Little Criminals A Novel. By Heather O'Neill. HarperCollins Publishers Inc. Copyright 2006 Heather O'Neill. All right reserved. ... Lullabies for Little Criminals her debut novel was published in ... Lullabies for little criminals : a novel (Book 2006) [WorldCat.org] ... /64442933Review/1018921169 a schema:Review; schema:itemReviewed worldcat.org/oclc/64442933 ; Lullabies for little criminals : a novel schema:reviewBody " "Heather O'Neill's first novel is a story ... Lullabies for Little Criminals: A Novel - scribd.com Read Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill by Heather O'Neill for free with a 30 day free trial. Read eBook on the web iPad iPhone and Android. ... Lullabies for Little Criminals: A Novel by ... Lullabies for Little Criminals: A Novel: Heather O'Neill ... Lullabies for Little Criminals: A Novel and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. ... Comment: LIKE NEW/UNREAD!!! Text is Clean and Unmarked! Has a small black line on edge of pages.
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