** "Are Parents People?" by Alice Duer Miller is a story about a young board school student named Lita Hazlitt, who is caught between her parents' messy divorce and never-ending feud. The novel is set in the times when family relationships and old feelings are tested. Lita is often stuck in the middle, trying to manage her own feelings and stay loyal, while her parents pull her in different directions. She is often seen as a burden because of her parents feelings. The story uses Lita's experiences to investigate important ideas, such as childhood innocence, the difficulties of family, and how parents' actions can affect their children. The book starts with Lita struggling during a school event, showing how much her parents' conflict affects her life and it promises to show us just how complex love, loyalty, and dealing with parents can be through the eyes of their daughter. **
Are Parents People?
By Alice Duer Miller
** In a world where parents are anything but simple, a young girl tries to find her place as her divorced mother and father battle it out, forcing her to question everything she thought she knew about family and herself.
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Alice Duer Miller was an American writer whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses influenced political opinion during the American suffrage movement, and her verse novel The White Cliffs influenced political thought during the U.S.'s entry into World War II. She also wrote novels and screenplays.
Alice Duer Miller was an American writer whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses influenced political opinion during the American suffrage movement, and her verse novel The White Cliffs influenced political thought during the U.S.'s entry into World War II. She also wrote novels and screenplays.
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