That Mean Old Yesterday

That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir
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AuthorStacey Patton
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir, coming-of-age story
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication dateSeptember 4, 2007
Publication placeUnited States
Pages336 pp

That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir is a 2007 memoir by Stacey Patton.

The book was published by Simon & Schuster.

Overview

A coming-of-age memoir about a young African American woman surviving the foster care system to become an award-winning journalist.

Critical reception

Bangkok Post, "We've all seen, if are not a part of, dysfunctional families," adding, "In her memoir That Mean Old Yesterday, Stacey Patton describes hers. More to the point, this book is about her fight for survival."

Publishers Weekly, "Patton's account is brutal and will likely become controversial, as her racial stereotypes, particularly her assertion that most black children are abused by their parents, may raise eyebrows."

Kirkus Reviews, "Patton's inspiring memoir of survival in an abusive adoptive family offers a well-informed and startling take on violence and racism in America."

AALBC.com, "This book will open your eyes to the realities of child abuse in even the most prestigious African American communities."

References

  1. 1 2 3 "That Mean Old Yesterday". Kirkus Reviews. July 15, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Patton's Painful Memoir Raises Prickly Questions". The Boston Globe. September 11, 2007.
  3. ↑ "That Mean Old Yesterday". Google Books. 2007.
  4. ↑ Hamilton-Smith, Summer (November 1, 2007). "Stacey Patton – That Mean Old Yesterday". Clutch. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ "That Mean Old Yesterday". Simon & Schuster. 2007.
  6. ↑ Trink, Bernard (23 July 2012). "Struggle for survival". Bangkok Post.
  7. ↑ "That Mean Old Yesterday". Publishers Weekly. 2007.
  8. ↑ Uqdah, Idrissa (2008). "That Mean Old Yesterday". AALBC.com.