Description
As a child, Gina Cascone would hide under her bed, in the closet, and run away from her parents, hoping somehow to escape her worst fear. But she couldn't hide from the awful truth...
She had to go to Catholic school.
Do nuns have legs? Is Original Sin the starter sin for novices? Can the rosary be said in under fifteen minutes? These are some of the questions that vex young Gina Cascone as she makes her way, grade by grade -- and prayer by prayer -- through the rigors of a Catholic education. All the answers can be found in this hilarious classic of childhood foibles: the traumatic first day of school, the dorky plaid uniform complete with matching beanie, glow-in-the-dark rosary beads, first confession trauma, proper dashboard decor (Cadillacs got Jesus; Oldsmobiles got Mary), and the race to save the most pagan babies, who weren't lucky enough to be born Catholic and American.
Author: Gina Cascone
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 05/20/2003
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.83h x 5.25w x 0.46d
ISBN13: 9780743453271
ISBN10: 0743453271
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
She had to go to Catholic school.
Do nuns have legs? Is Original Sin the starter sin for novices? Can the rosary be said in under fifteen minutes? These are some of the questions that vex young Gina Cascone as she makes her way, grade by grade -- and prayer by prayer -- through the rigors of a Catholic education. All the answers can be found in this hilarious classic of childhood foibles: the traumatic first day of school, the dorky plaid uniform complete with matching beanie, glow-in-the-dark rosary beads, first confession trauma, proper dashboard decor (Cadillacs got Jesus; Oldsmobiles got Mary), and the race to save the most pagan babies, who weren't lucky enough to be born Catholic and American.
Author: Gina Cascone
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 05/20/2003
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.83h x 5.25w x 0.46d
ISBN13: 9780743453271
ISBN10: 0743453271
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
About the Author
Gina Cascone grew up in central New Jersey and survived nine years of Catholic schooling. Her books include Pagan Babies and Mother's Little Helper. Gina lives with her husband in New York City.