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Meet Jenna Bush
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I have a new favorite member of the Bush family - Jenna. Yes, she’s one of the twins (along with Barbara) who got so much tabloid time 5-6 years ago for a little drinking and hell-raising in college. Anybody here who didn’t do some of that in college? Didn’t think so.
She is now 25, engaged, has worked as an inner-city elementary school teacher in Washington, D.C., and has written her first book. It’s a surprise - a really gritty portrait of a real teenager whom Bush met while working for UNICEF in Central American. Ana, a pseudonym, is 17, an orphan, a single mother, and HIV-positive. She’s been sexually abused, in and out of foster care, and through it all has a great spirit.
I talked to Bush on the phone about Ana and her book, and came away really impressed with her. You can read the interview here, and/or go see her tonight at the Barnes & Noble in Alpharetta. They’re saying 7 p.m. but I would get there way before that if you want a signed book. And even if you don’t go, consider buying the book for a teen you know.
I really do not want to talk about Jenna’s father in this blog, but if you have anything to say about Jenna or the book, have at it!
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