Beverly Ann Donofrio wasn't bad because she hung out with hoods - she was bad because she was a hood. Her memoirs offer an honest look at how a smart, vibrant g... » 

Beverly Ann Donofrio wasn't bad because she hung out with hoods - she was bad because she was a hood. Her memoirs offer an honest look at how a smart, vibrant girl became trapped as a teen mum in the 1960s. Furnished only with ambition and $500, she headed for New York to begin a career and a life. «