Alva, not quite fifteen, is content with the strict rules that define her life in pineridge, the walled community where she lives with her father, his seven wives, and her twentynine siblings until she is caught giving her longtime crush an innocent first kiss and forced to marry a violent, fiftyyearold. Keep sweet by michele dominguez greene alva janes life is sweet at pineridge, the gated fundamentalist latter day saints community in which she lives. Keep sweet by michele dominguez greene overdrive rakuten. Keep sweet by michele dominguez greene, paperback barnes. The lexile power v word selector identifies up to 10. Michele dominguez greene is an american actress, singersongwriter and author. View entire discussion 7 comments more posts from the booksuggestions community.
Keep sweet by michele dominguez greene books library. It wasnt just that im not exactly the target audience for this book, but it was bad timing. It took me a while to warm to the young adult novel keep sweet, by actressauthor michele dominguez green. Michele dominguez greene author michele dominguez greene is the author of keep sweet and chasing the jaguar. Keep sweet by michele dominguez greene 2011, paperback for. A modern knitters guide to discovering and exploring style by cirilia rose. Any good ya books about abuse, like parents beating their. Michele greene alva, not quite fifteen, is content with the strict rules that define her life in pineridge, the walled community where she lives with her father, his seven wives, and her twentynine siblings until.
She is known for her role as attorney abigail abby perkins on the tv series l. Alva jane has never questioned her parents, never questioned her faith, never questioned her future. Download keep sweet by michele dominguez greene omaras. Terribly sad, hard to stomach, but fairly accurate. Keep sweet, by michele dominguez greene sister wife, by shelley hrdlitschka fix me, by rune michaels dreamland, by sarah dessen charmed, by carrie mac my sweet audrina, by v. The drama by michele dominguez greene unfolds on a utah compound. Alva jane has never questioned her parents, never questioned her faith. She is content with the strict rules that define her life in pineridge, the walled community where she lives with her father, his seven wives, and her twentyeight siblings. Law from 1986 to 1991, for which she was nominated for a 1989 primetime emmy award.
Her book arrived at a time when i was studying mormonism as part of a middle school class i teach at a unitarian universalist church. Michele dominguez greene reads and signs her novel keep sweet 7310. Keep sweet book by michele dominguez greene official. A salute to the women who entered corporate america without a road map by louise e. Apr 26, 2011 it took me a while to warm to the young adult novel keep sweet, by actressauthor michele dominguez green. Keep sweet by michele dominguez greene is available in. Michele dominguez greene born february, 1962, in las vegas, nevada is an american actress, singersongwriter and author. Michele dominguez greene has had a longstanding successful career as an actress, appearing in television, film, and theater. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else.
It wasnt just that im not exactly the target audience for this book, but it. Keep sweet is one of several recent novels that imagine life in fundamentalist mormon communities where polyamory and forced unions are the norm. Browse series, pseudonyms, synopses, and subgenres. Michele was four months old her father died of a sudden heart attack and the. My hope is that the following 15 quotes offer even a tiny bit of hope and inspiration for you if youre going through a hard time in your life, or if you just need a little pickmeup. Keep sweet simon pulse michele dominguez greene will read from and sign her powerful new young adult novel about a mormon fundamentalist girls struggle to escape a forced polygamist marriage. Michele dominguez greene official publisher page simon. Keep sweet by michele dominguez greene 2011, paperback. Valerie and her week of wonders by vitezslav nezval. Her mother is the favorite of her fathers seven wives, and that means a nice home and plenty of food for her and her siblings, even if she has to contend with her fathers spiteful first wife. Feb 24, 2010 keep sweet is a story about a young girl born into a fundamentalist mormon polygamist cult, rife with domestic abuse, rape, and child abuse.
Interview with michele dominguez greene about keep sweet. Michele greene news newspapers books scholar jstor march 20 learn how and when to. Michele greene alva jane has never questioned her parents, her faith, her future. Mark frauenfelder discusses and signs his book made by hand with demonstration. James kaelan reads and signs his novel were getting on. Sep 25, 2019 keep sweet by michele dominguez greene. It was stomachchurning to read parts of this book that showcase the way that women are treated, and even worse to read how the women buy into it and think that they literally have no other option but to. This book was also amazing, and i loved every second of it. In keep sweet, 14yearold alva jane is an obedient daughter of the thirdand favoredwife of her father. Keep sweet book by michele dominguez greene 2 available. Michele dominguez greene reads and signs her novel keep. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles.
She is content with the strict rules that define her life in pineridge, the walled community where she lives with her father, his. The book is accurate and interesting, but terribly sad and hard to stomach. Keep sweet is a story about a young girl born into a fundamentalist mormon polygamist cult, rife with domestic abuse, rape, and child abuse. The drama by michele dominguez greene unfolds on a utah compound called pineridge where a girl named alva. She reprised the role in the 2002 tv reunion film l.
The lost summer of louisa may alcott by kelly oconnor mcnees. Michele dominguez greene is the author of keep sweet 3. Reflections on latino identity by lori marie carlson all of these titles are 2009 and 2010 releases with the exception of three. Rich fulcher discusses and signs his book tiny acts of rebellion 7610.
She is content with the strict rules that define her life in pineridge, the walled community where she lives with her father, his seven wives, and. Nov 17, 2015 michele dominguez greene is the author of keep sweet and chasing the jaguar. Awaken to the celtic goddess of hearth, temple, and forge by lunaea weatherstone. Keep sweet, by michele dominguez greene, is a good read. Author michele dominguez greenes complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Michele dominguez greene has brought to life an unbelievable but. The book is extremely challenging due to the stream of conscious writing style and filled with gruesome violence, but i finished it with a sense of accomplishment i have never experienced. Keep sweet by michele dominguez greene is available in these. Life throws curveballs at us all, that much is very well known. However, how we respond and choose to look at these difficulties forms our character and, ultimately, decides how we view the world around us. What makes it worse is the fact that much of it is based on truth.
Michele dominguez greene is the author of keep sweet and chasing the jaguar. She is active in numerous writing and literacy workshops with inner city kids throughout southern california, and speaks regularly at conferences around the country. Keep sweet has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. She has also written two young adult novels, chasing the jaguar.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Mar 09, 2010 michele dominguez greene is the author of keep sweet and chasing the jaguar. The lexile power v word selector identifies up to 10 challenging words in each book that are important for students to know. The drama by michele dominguez greene unfolds on a utah compound called pineridge where a girl named alva jane lives with her father, his seven wives, and her 28 siblings. So its not necessarily here because i want to read it soon, but more so that i remember about it when im in that mood. I would even guess that michele dominguez greene has read many of the biographies i have as part of her research just based on some of the words used in conversations. Keep sweet by michele dominguez greene alva jane has never questioned her parents, never questioned her faith, never questioned her future. The book is extremely challenging due to the stream of conscious writing style and filled with gruesome violence, but i. Mar 08, 2011 michele dominguez greene is the author of keep sweet and chasing the jaguar. Keep sweet by michele dominguez greene the compulsive reader. An interview with michele dominguez greene about her novel.
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