She has spoken to more than two hundred thousand young people, and hugged nearly as many. Her breakout novel, The Skin I'm In, established her as a must-read author among middle and high school students, parents, and educators. Flake has an international reputation as a top author for children and young adults. Will she and Momma ever move out of the projects? What did Ja'nae do with the two hundred bucks Raspberry loaned her? And what's really going on with Momma and that rich doctor? A haunting story of greed and forgiveness by the award-winning author of The Skin I'm In, this unforgettable novel will keep you glued to every page. But even money can't answer the questions that keep Raspberry awake at night. And, when money is your best friend, there's more to do than hold it. When the green stuff greases her palm, she gets comfort from feeling its crinkly paper power. Memories of being homeless, sleeping in the streets, and eating handouts keep Raspberry's eye on the only prize that matters to her: cold, hard cash. She will do just about anything legal to get her hands on the almighty dollar - wash cars, sell rotten candy, skip lunch, clean houses. Thirteen-year-old Raspberry Hill is starved for money. The mesmerizing story of one girl's struggle to break her family's cycle of poverty is reissued with an arresting new cover.
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A housewife learning English from daytime soap operas. A father who packs furniture to move into homes he'll never afford. A woman plucking feathers at a chicken processing plant. Told with compassion and wry humour, these stories honour characters struggling to find their bearings far from home, even as they do the necessary "grunt work of the world."Ī young man painting nails at the local salon. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa establishes her as an essential new voice in Canadian and world literature. Named one of Time's Must-Read Books of 2020, and featuring stories that have appeared in Harper's, Granta, The Atlantic, and The Paris Review, this revelatory book of fiction from O. WINNER OF THE 2020 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEįINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD, the PEN AMERICA OPEN BOOK AWARD, and the DANUTA GLEED AWARD The epic saga continues in book two, Gold Raven. Meanwhile, each member is determined to do the same with the driving primary catalyst of hope. Manny searches, determined not to rest until he locates every member of his lost family. Also in book two, the answers to the questions, where is Princess Ces'alena? Where is Michael Ramsey Webster? Oldest child and son of Manny and Lena. Due to a great treasure hunt, (her mother) is taken away in the night, leaving Hope behind. The journey stretches onward as Hope, in book two, vows no matter what, to find her scattered family. Centered around the daughter of Maynard Ramsey Webster by his Negro slave, Princess Ces'alena. Gold Raven is book two in the Webster Fields Trilogy which began with Princess Ces'alena and now, the epic saga continues. |