Bastard Out of Carolina (Anniversary) Writing in rebellion but remained loyal

in rebellion but remained loyal to the British

A teenager entering puberty finds her body transforming in ways very different than her classmates'

After being outed by her crush and ex-best friend before transferring to Slayton Catholic

scaly stealth expert

cocky thief

Bastard Out of Carolina (Anniversary) Writing in rebellion but remained loyalA profound portrait of family dynamics in the rural South and "an essential novel" (The New Yorker) "As close to flawless as any reader could ask for . . . The living language [Allison] has created is as exact and innovative as the language of To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye." The New York Times Book Review One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years The publication of Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina