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Kendra's mom, Renee, had her when she was only 14 years old. Renee and her mom made a deal- Renee could get an education, and Kendra would live with her grandmother. But now Renee's out of grad school and Kendra's in high school... and getting into some trouble herself. Kendra's grandmother lays down the law: It's time for Renee to take care of her daughter. Kendra wants this badly- even though Renee keeps disappointing her. Being a mother isn't easy, but being a daughter can be just as hard. Now it's up to Kendra and Renee to make it work.

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I absolutely loved Tyrell, Coe Booth's first novel, so was looking forward to reading Kendra. Interestingly Tyrell shows up as a very minor character in the last chapter of ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 18:27:15 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 18:47:46 -0700 2009
This is a very deep book and really demonstrates that teenagers are having to face very adult issues such as teenage parenting, a divided household and teenage sex.

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1.)interesting, complex, well-drawn, and realistic characters.

2.)Narrative voice of the main character feels authentic--it sounds like a girl from the projects rather than an adult trying to sound like a girl from the projects.
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However! This book has a lot going for it: awesome characters, great tension and plot, sheer readability. And I just want to TALK about it with people, and that is the highest compliment I can ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 17:59:14 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 14:45:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 01 07:31:04 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 26 12:37:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 17:19:01 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 10:43:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 18 16:52:56 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 11:15:48 -0800 2009
That said, I feel for the people in this book as if they are real, breathing human beings. No one is perfect; everyone is trying to get by as best...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 19:48:02 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 12:17:30 -0700 2008 0 4 0 false false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 08:35:30 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 20:36:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 10:22:30 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 19:23:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 11:14:49 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 19:14:06 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 10 19:52:36 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 19:59:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 11:51:15 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 11:53:42 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3112839