Revenge of a not-so-pretty girl

By Carolita Blythe

Subjects: Catholic schools, African Americans, Family problems, Dysfunctional families, Old age, Fiction, Conduct of life, Juvenile fiction, Schools, Mothers and daughters

Description: Fourteen-year-old Faye, an African American living in 1984 Brooklyn, New York, copes with her mother's abuse by stealing with her friends, but when robbing an elderly woman almost turns to murder, she gains an opportunity to learn new truths about life.