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Freaks and Geeks; Teens discover that taking charge of their lives is not as easy as they believed it would be
2004
Overview
[Patrick Jones] weakens his premise -- that too much parental control drives kids to self-destruct -- with thinly drawn adult characters, from [Paul]'s Jesus-loving mother to [Johanna]'s ex-Marine dad. Johanna's insensitive, chain-smoking mother gets the most exposure as the primary force behind Johanna's poor choices. \"I sensed maybe my mother was watching me,\" Johanna says later, after embracing Paul. \"I must have smelled the smoke in the air, so I held the kiss for a very long time.\" From the Springsteen lyrics rumbling through the deck of Paul's Firebird to the trickles of Johanna's frequent tears, this dark story winds its way around the tension between freedom and control. Jones, author of several books for librarians, writes with considerable passion. Though his approach is heavy- handed, readers will feel for Johanna and Paul as they try to make sense of their problems.
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WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post
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