{"product_id":"lessons-from-a-mixed-up-childhood-9781948529273","title":"Lessons from a Mixed up Childhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in a world split between silence and survival, Mary Taris learned early how to navigate the spaces between love and loss, truth and pretense. In Lessons from a Mixed-Up Childhood, she revisits the memories that shaped her-from the confusing contradictions of a mother struggling with mental illness, to the deep bond of friendship that helped her feel seen for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough honest, heartfelt storytelling, Taris shares what it meant to come of age as a mixed-race girl in Minneapolis during the 1970s-a time of school integration, shifting identities, and unanswered questions about belonging. Each chapter reflects a lesson learned the hard way: about resilience, self-worth, and the power of using your voice even when silence feels safer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with tenderness and courage, Lessons from a Mixed-Up Childhood invites young readers, parents, and educators into a conversation about what it means to grow up feeling different-and how healing begins when we dare to tell our stories out loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A story of survival, self-discovery, and the quiet courage it takes to turn pain into purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strive Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948529273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Mary Taris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514350428341,"sku":"9781948529273","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781948529273.jpg?v=1791903752","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lessons-from-a-mixed-up-childhood-9781948529273","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}