Jacqueline Woodson

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Massachusetts

In this Coretta Scott King Honor Book, 12-year-old Marie is African American. She befriends Lena, a white girl, because both have lost their mothers. Lena has a terrifying secret, and Marie must decide if she can help Lena more by keeping her secret--or by telling it.

I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This

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Twelve-year-old Marie is a leader among the popular black girls in Chauncey, Ohio, a prosperous black suburb. She isn't looking for a friend when Lena Bright, a white girl, appears in school. Yet they are drawn to each other because both have lost their mothers. And they know how to keep a secret. For Lena has a secret that is terrifying, and she's desperate to protect herself and her younger sister from their father. Marie must decide whether she can help Lena by keeping her secret...or by telling it.

Marie, the only Black girl in the eighth grade willing to befriend her white classmate Lena, discovers that Lena's father is doing horrible things to her in private.

Category - Fiction / Juvenile Fiction

Format - Paperback

Condition - Fair

Listed - 6 months ago

Views - 2

Ships From - Massachusetts

Est. Publication Date - Jun 2006

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