Chloe Doe - Hardcover

Phillips, Suzanne

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ISBN 10: 0316014133 ISBN 13: 9780316014137

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2007

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Chloe Doe chronicles a 17-year-old girl's tumultuous path to becoming a prostitute and her ultimate transformation back into mainstream society. During her therapy at Madeline Parker Institute for Girls, Chloe slowly reveals aspects of her painful past--the stepfather who abused her sister, the mother who let it all happen, the need to love and be loved--and faces the future she finally decides to build for herself. Told in heart-wrenching language that's sometimes caustic, often ironic, and always authentic, Chloe Doe is certain to find a place among classics about teens that triumph over their loneliness and desperation to find hope.

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About the Author:

Suzanne Phillips is a special education English teacher in San Diego, CA. Chloe Doe is her first novel.

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Chloe is a 17-year-old prostitute who, after propositioning an undercover police officer, is sent to the Madeline Parker Institute for Girls. There, she adopts the last name "Doe," signifying her feelings of alienation and loss. During therapy sessions, Chloe slowly reveals the main reason she left home: her negligent mother chose to stay with and support Chloe's abusive stepfather, even after he was accused of murdering Chloe's older sister. In a style reminiscent of E. R. Frank's America (2002), Phillips effectively uses flashbacks, stream-of-consciousness prose, and gritty, Spanish-infused dialogue (Chloe is a gringa, a white girl from a Hispanic neighborhood) to create a blisteringly honest portrayal of a good girl who loses, then finds, her way. By novel's end, with the help of a sympathetic therapist, Chloe decides, "I can do better than Doe," and chooses a new name for herself ("Aimes") that showcases her positive, new direction. Give this intense and emotional debut to fans of Ellen Hopkins and Patricia McCormick, as well as E.R. Frank. Hubert, Jennifer
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