Being Lolita

In this powerful memoir, a lonely and vulnerable high school senior finds solace in her writing and a dangerous connection with her charismatic English teacher. "Have you ever read Lolita?" So begins seventeen-year-old Alisson's metamorphosis from student to lover and then victim. Mr. North gives Alisson a copy of Lolita to read, telling her it is a beautiful story about love. The book soon becomes the backdrop to a bond that blooms from a simple crush into a devastating and abusive relationship