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One Pill Makes You Smaller

by Lisa Dierbeck

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ISBN13: 9780312422868
ISBN10: 0312422865
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Eleven-year-old Alice Duncan has a problem: her body is, literally, growing up too fast. Gawky, innocent, and tongue-tied, Alice is taller than her teachers, with long, long legs and a voluptuous chest she refers to it as "The Breasts." One Pill Makes You Smaller brings to life the surreal experience of being a girl--stuck in a woman’s body. Dierbeck shoots down the rabbit hole of 1970s misbehavior, combining her modern tale with the fantastic universe of Alice in Wonderland, set in the black-lit, drug-infested art world of Andy Warhol's Manhattan. When Alice is shipped off to a freethinking art camp in North Carolina, she encounters J.D., a sweet-talking adult man who engages her in a dangerous flirtation. This deliciously pop, self-assured debut is an inspired paean to lost innocence.

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Brings together the surreal experience of being a girl--stuck in a woman's body. Dierbeck shoots down the rabbit hole of 1970s misbehavior, combining her modern tale with the fantastic "Alice in Wonderland, set in the drug-infested art world of Warhol's Manhattan. This deliciously pop, self-assured debut is an inspired paean to lost innocence.

About the Author

Lisa Diebeck lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband. Twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize, she is a contributor to Barron's and The New York Times Book Review. One Pill Makes You Smaller is her debut novel.

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ISBN:
9780312422868
Author:
Dierbeck, Lisa
Publisher:
Picador USA
Subject:
Literary
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Publication Date:
September 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
312
Dimensions:
8.26x5.52x.81 in. .60 lbs.

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