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-Garcias masterful and bold Coretta Scott King Honor Book is fresh, funny, and powerfully relevant. This novel by a master storyteller and Newbery Honor-winning author is about one girls discovery of her family historyand her own place within it.When fourteen-year-old Gayle gets in trouble with a boyagainher mother doesnt give her a choice: Gayle is getting sent away from New York to her family down South, along with her baby, Jos. In a small town in Georgia, there is nowhere to go but church, nothing to do but chores, and no friends except her goody-goody, big-boned, kneesock-wearing cousin, Cookie. Gayle is stuck cleaning up after Great, the old family matriarch who stays upstairs in her bed.But the more she spends time with Cookie and Great, Gayle learns about her familys history and secrets, stretching all the way back through the preachers and ancestors of the past. And slowly, the stories of her roots begin to change how Gayle sees her future.Like Sisters on the Homefront is a fast, gritty read about mistakes, second chances, and family. A strong choice for summer reading and for sparking conversation in the classroom or at home.

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Family Personal Social Issues

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Paperback

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Childrens Young Adult, Family Personal Social Issues Book is recommended for Students, Teachers, Graduates, Professionals, and all bibliophiles

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