Ebook {Epub PDF} Hippie Boy by Ingrid Ricks

 · 02/03/ Originally self-published, Ricks's memoir recounts a childhood spent ping-ponging between two unstable parents. The author's clear-eyed prose keeps the pages turning as she depicts life with a deeply pious and insecure mother and an abusive www.doorway.ru: Penguin Publishing Group. PRAISE FOR HIPPIE BOY. “Ricks’ absorbing true story of an adolescence spent traveling the country with her hard-luck salesman father should be a movie—but it’s also utterly compelling on the page.” –Reader’s Digest. “The author’s clear-eyed prose keeps the pages turning well-written and heartbreaking.”. – Publishers Weekly. Reader’s Digest Picks Hippie Boy for Summer Reads List Posted on J by IngridRicks in Articles. Here’s what Reader’s Digest had to say: “Ricks’ absorbing true story of an adolescence spent traveling the country with her hard-luck salesman father should be a movie—but it’s also utterly compelling on the page.

My Books HIPPIE BOY. Discover the unforgettable New York Times bestselling memoir about growing up in a dysfunctional Mormon family-and finding escape, adventure, and hard-earned wisdom on the road PRAISE FOR HIPPIE BOY "Ricks' absorbing true story of an adolescence spent traveling the country with her hard-luck salesman father should be a movie—but it's also utterly compelling on. Ingrid Ricks is a New York Times bestselling memoir author, ghostwriter, narrative writing consultant and founder of Write It Out Loud, a program that fosters healing and empowerment through personal narrative. Her books include the coming-of-age memoir, Hippie Boy and Focus, a memoir about her journey with the blinding eye disease Retinitis. Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story () by Ingrid Ricks (Favorite Author) of 5 Votes: 5. languge. English. genre. Ingrid Ricks has a heart-breaking story to tell. It's about a mother so yearning to be loved and cared for that she can't see the trouble in front of her face. First she divorces Ingrid's father because he doesn't buy.

Ingrid Ricks, is the author of Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story, a compelling story about a feisty teenage girl who escapes her abusive Mormon stepfather by joining her dad on the road as a tool-selling vagabond -- until his arrest forces her to take charge of her life. What would you do if your Mormon stepfather pinned you down and tried to cast Satan out of you? For thirteen-year-old Ingrid, the answer is simple: RUN. HIPPIE BOY: A Girl's Story, is now available on Amazon as an ebook for $ Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story is what happens when parents let religious zeal interfere with their ability to make sound decisions and protect and care for those most precious to them. In this particular instance, the offending religion was Mormon, but having been raised Catholic myself, I can easily see the same situation occurring in a blindly devout Catholic household, or really, pretty much any religion.