Me, Me, Me, Me, Me (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Marijane Meaker
- First Published: 1983
- Time of Work: 1937–1951
- Setting: Auburn, New York; Staunton, Virginia; Montpelier, Vermont; Columbia, Missouri; and New York City
- Principal Characters: Marijane Meaker, Ellis Robert Meaker, Ida Meaker, Ella Gwen Logan, Millicent, Jan Fox, Ruth Kingsley, Ethel O. Orr, George
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Adolescence, Gender roles, Authors or writers, Autobiography, World War II, Schools or school life, Storytelling
- Locales: New York, NY, Staunton, VA, Auburn, NY, Columbia, MO, Montpelier, VT
Form and Content
In Me, Me, Me, Me, Me: Not a Novel, young adult author M. E. Kerr (who was born Marijane Meaker) presents a series of vignettes from her own adolescent years as a response to requests from her readers. In several autobiographical sketches, which are not necessarily in chronological order, Kerr records her reminiscences of the 1940’s and informs her audience about the real-life occurrences that she has transformed into fiction in her novels. The title does not reflect egocentrism but instead reminds the readers of the author’s initials and also...
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