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OMGosh!!! Is there going to be a sequel?! It's so needed! Delores please write a sequel!!!

Naeemah Huggins Delores Phillips died in 2014 but she was working on a sequel that she unfortunately did not get to finish. I got to hear an excerpt on Audible. When …moreDelores Phillips died in 2014 but she was working on a sequel that she unfortunately did not get to finish. I got to hear an excerpt on Audible. When Tangy Mae and Laura left home they went to Crow(Tangy's dad)'s mom's house in Tennessee. The excerpt was paced a lot slower than the novel. Nothing exciting really happened. They met grandma and Tangy mae looks like her great aunt who died. They also met the neighbor and their kids.(less)

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Will there be a sequel? Too many unanswered questions.

Ruth Delores Phillips began a sequel to this story entitled Stumbling Blocks. Unfortunately, she passed in 2014 and was unable to finish the novel. My pape…moreDelores Phillips began a sequel to this story entitled Stumbling Blocks. Unfortunately, she passed in 2014 and was unable to finish the novel. My paperback edition of the book had four chapters from her unfinished novel. (less)

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Is this book appropriate for high school-aged girls?

Eve In part, the depends on what you mean by appropriate. But I'd say it would depend on the age and maturity of the student(s) and their own life experie…moreIn part, the depends on what you mean by appropriate. But I'd say it would depend on the age and maturity of the student(s) and their own life experiences. The story is written fron the point of view of a girl who is 14 at the beginning of her story. If the students in question have led relativel sheltered lives (is that possible these days with the internet), then I'd give them guidance as they read it. Others own lives may not be too far removed from some of the darker realities and may need books that mirror some of their own experiences. I'd have read as a teenager, I think, if I'd stumbled on it. (less)

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What did you think of how she raised those kids?

Eve I see this is from four years ago, so I don't know if Idrissa still has this question. Clearly, Rozel's childrearing is highly dysfunctional. Perhaps …moreI see this is from four years ago, so I don't know if Idrissa still has this question. Clearly, Rozel's childrearing is highly dysfunctional. Perhaps Idrissa would like to be more specific about what she's asking? My own mother was in some ways very similar (but ultimately less dangerous), so perhaps I can answer her question.(less)

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