The powerful and long-anticipated companion to The Skin I'm In, Sharon Flake's bestselling modern classic, presents the unflinching story of Char, a young woman trapped in the underworld of human trafficking.
Sharon Flake Bücher
Sharon G. Flake schreibt packende Erzählungen, die sowohl junge Leser als auch Erwachsene ansprechen. Ihr Werk befasst sich mit komplexen Themen wie Identität, Freundschaft und dem Überwinden von Widrigkeiten, oft aus der Perspektive von Jugendlichen. Flake nähert sich ihrem Schreiben mit Empathie und einem tiefen Verständnis für die Herausforderungen, denen junge Menschen gegenüberstehen, und verleiht ihren Charakteren Authentizität und Widerstandsfähigkeit. Ihre Geschichten werden für ihren literarischen Wert und ihre Fähigkeit, wichtige Gespräche über gesellschaftliche Probleme anzuregen, gefeiert.
This winner of the 1999 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award tells the storyof a young African-American girl who is tormented by her peers because of herdarker skin.
A beautiful and uplifting novel in verse about family, friendship, journeys that take us far from home and back again, renewed and more courageous from the three-time Coretta Scott King Honor winner of The Skin I'm In! James Henry used to be brave. He hasn't been the same since that fateful night at the lighthouse when his ma went searching for Dog. Now months later, he feels as small as the space between the numbers on a watch, nervous day and night, barely able to go outside. Even words have a hard time leaving his mouth. The only person he speaks to is Hattie, his courageous twin sister, who fiercely protects him, especially from bullies. James Henry wants nothing more than to be brave again. However, finding his voice will mean confronting the truth about what happened at the lighthouse-a step James Henry isn't sure he can take. Until a blue moon is forecast, and as Gran has said, everything is possible under a rare blue moon . . . * "An evocative, immediate novel with compelling characters and a wonderfully well-paced plot." —The Horn Book, starred review
Money Hungry
- 192 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden
Thirteen-year-old Raspberry Hill is starved for money. She will do just about anything legal to get her hands on the almighty dollar--wash cars, sell rotten candy, skip lunch, clean houses. She is obsessed. She is driven. She is afraid. Memories of being homeless, sleeping in the streets, and eating handouts keep Raspberry's eye on the only prize that matters to her: cold, hard cash. When the green stuff greases her palm, she gets comfort from feeling its crinkly paper power. And, when money is your best friend, there's more to do than hold it. Raspberry kisses her cash. She smells it. She loves it. But even money can't answer the questions that keep Raspberry awake at night. Will she and Momma ever move out of the projects? What did Ja'nae do with the two hundred bucks Raspberry loaned her? And what's really going on with Momma and that rich doctor? A haunting story of greed and forgiveness by the award-winning author of The Skin I'm In, this unforgettable novel will keep you glued to every page. Bank on it.