Also 
an American Bookseller's Association Book Sense 
Pick chosen by independent bookstores throughout 
the country, and a Lambda Literary Award finalist 
in two categories (humor and memoir)!
Queen 
of the Oddballs is a hilariously offbeat memoir about 
an adventurous young woman's escapades as she defies 
conventions and transforms an ordinary Los Angeles 
life into a star-studded, extraordinary miracle of 
self-discovery.
Queen 
of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life 
Unaccording to Plan forms a chronology of 
Hillary Carlip's habitual straying from roads more 
traveled -- from a wisecracking third-grader suspended 
from school for smoking (while imitating Holly Golightly), 
to a headline-making teen activist, juggler and fire 
eater, friend (NOT "fan") of Carly Simon 
and Carole King, grand prize-winning Gong Show 
contestant, cult rock star, and seeker of spiritual 
and romantic truths that definitely defy expectations.
Illustrated with ephemera -- from diary entries and 
photographs to a handwritten letter from Carly Simon 
-- Queen of the Oddballs presents a 
virtual time capsule of pop culture's last four decades 
and celebrates a creative life lived to the hilt.
Queen 
of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan 
by Hillary Carlip