Little Imperfections: A Tall Tale of Growing Up Different

Product Information

Reading this and seeing what it was like for Peet to actually grow up and go through the hard ships he and his family went through was sad but heartwarming. Peet Montzingo is a multi-faceted artist with a curious and kind heart, whose talents span creating original content, singing, comedy, and so much more. Again, this is a children's book but there are lessons that an adult person can pick upon reading this wonderful peice of literature.

Not only does this one line fetishize the hell out of gay men, but it also is enforcing yet another stereotype that the Bay Area is full of gays. At its heart, this book is a story about the Bordelon family, which is comprised of three women from three different generations: Aunt Viv, the matriarch, who has been the Head Cook for over 50 years at Fairchild and who took in a four-year-old Josie when her mother abandoned her, raising her as her own; Josie, Aunt Viv's niece and Etta's mother, who works as the Dean of Admissions at Fairchild, the elite private school that she once attended herself; and Etta, Josie's 17-year-old daughter, who is a senior at Fairchild, one of the best dancers of her age, and currently going through the college admissions process (which causes great stress to her mother). Josie is currently experiencing a role reversal as she navigates the college admissions process with her seventeen-year-old daughter.Little Imperfections carries timeless messages of love and acceptance told through a truly unique perspective, and makes the perfect gift for anybody—young, old, or in between…and the exclusive video version is available with purchase of the book! This book was the epitome of feel-good fiction, with a dash of romance from a very unexpected (yet hilariously fitting) source.

I may not be the most educated but I know the stereotypes, phrases used, and also the whole fake gay thing is wrong. A graduate of Cornell and Stanford Universities, Alli can still be found with her nose deep in a book or hunkered down at the movies, never one to miss a great story. Peet often raises awareness for dwarfism with a lighthearted and charming presence, shining a loving light on his mother and siblings, all of whom are little people. I felt this way, but I was born deaf and didn’t think I can get a decent jobs or challenge to go to college. I want to make it clear that I am a queer woman and although I cannot speak on the themes of race, I do believe I can speak on the poor representation of LGBTQ people in this book.Offers a delightful view inside the cutthroat world of private school admissions that is hilarious, cringe-worthy and all too relevant in today’s ultra-competitive educational landscape. This line insinuates that there needs to be a female figure in a gay relationship which is not only low key homophobic, but also in a way sexist. Through Josie's eyes, we see the year unfold and all the drama--both in the family and in the Fairchild admissions process--that that entails. I liked how he tells the story of how much he identified with his family, despite being different, and missed the type of house he grew up in when he visited others with more typical houses. Fighting against racism, bad boyfriends, crazy tiger moms, and a daughter who wants to give in her dream of becoming a professional ballerina instead of a practical profession, our main heroine tries to balance it all.