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Nobody's Family Is Going to Change (Starburst Book)
Nobody's Family Is Going to Change - Starburst Book Author:Louise Fitzhugh Sexism, eating issues, and the painful process of realizing that parents won't change are just a few themes in this piercing portrait of a family in conflict. Eleven-year-old Emancipation (Emma) Sheridan is determined to become a lawyer when she grows up. To her great disgust and sadness, her father, a lawyer himself, thinks that being a lawyer ... more »is no job for a woman. Nor does Emma's father support his son, Willie, who dreams of being a dancer. As she and her brother struggle to keep their dreams alive, Emma slowly starts to grapple with the idea that their parents might never approve of them. This intense, gripping middle-grade novel takes place in the same world as the classic HARRIET THE SPY.« less