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I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This

I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This

by Jacqueline Woodson

Book Details

Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010
Language: en
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9780142417041
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Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 13+

3
💥Violence
1
❤️Love & Romance
4
🧠Mental Health
0
🧙Fantasy / Supernatural
1
💬!*$#Language
0
🍷🚬Substance Use
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+
3
😨Fear / Horror

Description

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...

Themes & Topics

Young Adult FictionFamilySiblingsSocial ThemesRunawaysSexual Abuse

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