Download or read book Americanized '72 written by Janine Vance and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need to take a break from it all? Want to relax and carry on? Try this musical blast from the past. This memoir connects you to popular American songs from the 70s all the way through to the 90s. A nostalgic saga for the Baby Boomers and X-Generation. Plus the Millennials will fall in love with this era in American history! What was it like to live in the United States without the worldwide web? Here's your chance to get a taste of teenage life in the United States from one rare perspective. In this private and personal narrative, young Janine and her twin attempt to win the approval of their parents, the community, church, and even God. Their challenges begin in 1984 when their dad falls 100 feet from a hang-gliding accident. His recovery, post-traumatic brain injury, is long and difficult and compounded by their mom's hoarding. The twins are obligated to honor their parents, but whom do they obey when the parents disagree? Around high school graduation, the twins' mother finally reveals her secrets. Then they receive shocking news about themselves. What happens when you're not the person your parents always hoped you would be? Relive the 1970s to the 1990s from this memoir embellished with musical links to the life and times of Generation-Xers. You'll love reading this memoir showcasing new wave hits from the 1980s, and, of course, good ol' rock and roll. It's one of those keepsake type books--you know, the type that humans used to physically touch, flip through and smell the musk from each of its pages, while highlighting a sentence or two with a real yellow marker. Be transported back to a time of musical nostalgia.PS: Have a great summer! PPS: Keep in touch!*This is the updated and revised version of Twins Found in a Box: Adapting to Adoption 2003. **A portion of the profits from the paperback book are donated to the author's favorite charitable causes: Against Child Trafficking (ACT) based in Europe, and ACT USA.