{"product_id":"girlbomb-a-halfway-homeless-memoir","title":"Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir (20th Anniversary!) by Janice Erlbaum","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJust two hours ago, I had been heating up some lentil soup at my mom’s in Brooklyn, thinking I’d eat it and maybe read some Edith Wharton before bed. Now here I was at a runaway shelter, staring at a nun’s mustache and wondering where I was going to spend the rest of my adolescence.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wry, mesmerizing portrait of being underprivileged, underage, and underdressed in 1980s New York City, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGirlbomb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides an unflinching look at street life, survival sex, female friendships, and first loves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e272 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn print continuously since 2006\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes 20th anniversary letter from the author (a paper letter inserted into the book), exclusive to GetBullish!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAt fifteen, sick of her unbearable and increasingly dangerous home life, Janice Erlbaum walked out of her family’s Brooklyn apartment and didn’t look back. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom her first frightening night at a shelter, Janice knew she was in over her head. She was beaten up, shaken down, and nearly stabbed by a pregnant girl. But it was still better than living at home. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Janice slipped further into street life, she nevertheless attended high school, harbored crushes, and even played the lead in the spring musical. She also roamed the streets, clubs, bars, and parks of New York City with her two best girlfriends, on the prowl for hard drugs and boys on skateboards. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether they scored coke at Danceteria, smoked angel dust in East Village squats, commiserated over their crazy mothers, and slept with one another’s boyfriends on a regular basis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanice Erlbaum is the author of \u003cem\u003eGirlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHave You Found Her\u003c\/em\u003e, which was named one of the New York Public Library’s 25 Books to Remember. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA former columnist for BUST magazine, she lives in New York and Amsterdam with her partner Bill Scurry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGIRLBOMB, the story of Erlbaum’s halfway homeless teenage years in New York City, has sold over 75,000 copies to date, has stayed in print for twenty years, and continues to win new readers twenty years after its publication. You can find her at \u003ca data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/janiceerlbaum.com\/\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1781142833964000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1y_dPbwc8A4Qet_cLXOKHT\" href=\"https:\/\/janiceerlbaum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejaniceerlbaum.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- START: Copy this HTML block for Shopify --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #e9ecef; border-radius: 8px; padding: 20px; margin: 20px 0; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 250px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px 0; color: #333; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eEditorial Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #555; line-height: 1.6; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\"I met Janice in 2009 at a writing conference, where she was a speaker and I was an attendee. I asked some dorky question and we became friends. Over 15 years and a handful of books later, \u003ci\u003eGirlbomb\u003c\/i\u003e has turned 20, and I'm so pleased to bring this offering – with its 1980s nostalgia, and so specifically rooted in New York – to GetBullish. The letter was my idea - enjoy!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex-shrink: 0; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"width: 80px; height: 80px; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; border: 3px solid #fff; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); display: block;\" alt=\"Staff photo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/2421\/files\/Jen-in-Cuba-mini.jpg?v=1744905689\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: -2px 0 0 0; font-size: 12px; color: #666; font-weight: 500;\"\u003eJen D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #888;\"\u003eOwner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- END: Copy this HTML block for Shopify --\u003e","brand":"The Bullish Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48890720485624,"sku":"BOOK-girlbomb","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/2421\/files\/Girlbomb-A-Halfway-Homeless-Memoir-20th-Anniversary-by-Janice-Erlbaum.png?v=1781922037","url":"https:\/\/shop.getbullish.com\/products\/girlbomb-a-halfway-homeless-memoir","provider":"The Bullish Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}