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Genre/Form: | Short stories Children's stories, American Short stories, American Young adult fiction, American Juvenile fiction Juvenile materials Fiction Juvenile works Dust jackets (Binding) |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Flake, Sharon G. Who am I without him? New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, ©2004 (OCoLC)607556998 |
Material Type: | Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Sharon G Flake |
ISBN: | 0786806931 9780786806935 1423103831 9781423103837 |
OCLC Number: | 55028780 |
Awards: | Coretta Scott King author honor award, 2005. |
Target Audience: | Young Adult.; 650; Decoding indicator: 90 (high); Semantic indicator: 100 (high); Syntactic indicator: 90 (high); Structure indicator: 90 (high) |
Description: | 168 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents: | So I ain't no good girl -- The ugly one -- Wanted: a thug -- I know a stupid boy when I see one -- Mookie in love -- Don't be disrespecting me -- I like white boys -- Jacobs's rules -- Hunting for boys -- A letter to my daughter. |
Responsibility: | Sharon G. Flake. |
More information: |
Abstract:
Short stories about teenage love and angst. Written in the vernacular of urban African-American teens, which Flake captures flawlessly, these 10 stories have universal themes and situations. Some are funny and uplifting; others, disturbing and sad. In "So I Ain't No Good Girl," a teen wants to be with a good-looking popular boy, so much so that she tolerates his disrespect and abuse. In "Wanted: A Thug," Melody writes to a columnist for advice on how to steal a friend's boyfriend, unaware that the friend is the columnist's younger sister. Two of the stories are told from a boy's point of view. The concluding story, "A Letter to My Daughter," in which an absent father gives his daughter his advice about boys and men is sad, poignant, and loving. Flake has a way of teaching a lesson without seeming to do so. Addressing issues and situations that many girls face in today's often complex society, this book is provocative and thought-provoking.
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