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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born--a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam--and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity.

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East Asian and the Philippines, LGBTQ+
Novel Snapshot
AP English 4 Lit
How to use the digital library
SUMMER READing HOME

Contact us

Colleen Cochran
Librarian
​847.692.8443
​ccochran@maine207.org
Lindsay Goldstein
Librarian
847.692.8444
lgoldstein@maine207.org
Shami Azra
Library Assistant
847.692.8444
sazra@maine207.org

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MAINE EAST HIGH SCHOOL 
2601 W. Dempster St.
Park Ridge, IL 60068

Monday-Friday: 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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      • Step 1: Find Background Information
    • Choose a Topic
    • Writing a Claim (Thesis) Statement
    • Evaluating Your Resources
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