Tobin, Tobi. Door to door, a novel.Pocket Books, MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. . 259p. c2003. 0-7434-6496-6. $11.95. S You can open many doors in your life, but it's the ones that you shut that will make the difference. For Tobi, life in the fast lane is what it is all about. It doesn't matter who she hurts and where she has to go--she is determined to get there. "There" is what she considers success. Young and beautiful, from a hard childhood in Michigan, Tobi decided early on that she wanted to make the big time. Maybe she will be a model (she has the looks) or maybe a movie star. After many starts and stops along the way and on a temporary basis, Tobi takes the job of being the "door person" at a couple of nightspots in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Life does not improve, except in a monetary way. As Tobi makes the decisions about who gets into the club or who doesn't, she learns to survive a hard-edged nightlife night·life n. Social activities or entertainment available or pursued in the evening. nightlife Noun that eventually takes a terrible toll. She meets glamorous people--movie stars, producers, models, directors--all must go through Tobi's Door to get in the swanky swank·y adj. swank·i·er, swank·i·est Swank. swank  i·ly adv.swank clubs. She must have bodyguards at all times because she receives threats. She discovers that she has a natural talent: she knows how to gauge the crowd, knows how to pick the right people, knows when to pick and choose. She works hard and her reputation as a bitch works for her in this business. She works at night, sleeps during the day, drinks too much and to keep herself relaxed, she smokes joints. The hardness around her makes her numb. She knows she is dying. She knows she must get out and eventually she is actually able to make the break. Tobi opens another door and this one takes her to a church service with her friend Charlotte. As this book ends, you know that Tobi's real life is just beginning. Librarians and teachers need to know that Tobi's language is pretty raw, but reflective of her life. This first, semi-autobiographical novel is a riveting riv·et·ing adj. Wholly absorbing or engrossing one's attention; fascinating: The last chapter was so riveting that I was reading past midnight. story of a young woman's spiritual journey that teens will find very appealing. Sally Tibbetts, LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check) An error checking method that generates a parity bit from a specified string of bits on a longitudinal track. In a row and column format, such as on magnetic tape, LRC is often used with VRC, which creates a parity bit for each , Maine H.S., Des Plaines Des Plaines, city, United States Des Plaines (dĕs plānz), city (1990 pop. 53,223), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1925. Among its manufactures are chemicals and electronic equipment. , IL S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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