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22 ratings, 4.18 average rating, 2 reviews
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published
May 1992
by Farrar Straus & Giroux (J)
binding
Hardcover, 246 pages
isbn
0374382557
(isbn13: 9780374382551)
description
<DIV>Tiny Lambert struggles to find security and happiness when her high school years are marred after her stepfather rapes her.
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I read this when I was in high school, and even though I could do without the rape part, I know it suppose to show the struggle the character in this book went through. And I can relate to it because I personally know a few people who shared the same struggle.
What I like about this book is that it reminds me of where I grew up. The author had described the surrounding so beautifully (not in a poet kind of way, though) that I just want to go back home.
The character in the book also disco...more
What I like about this book is that it reminds me of where I grew up. The author had described the surrounding so beautifully (not in a poet kind of way, though) that I just want to go back home.
The character in the book also disco...more
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Read in September, 2008
I love this author and her stories about families living in coal mining areas of Virginia! She creates a strong sense of place and great characters.
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