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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When Gayle gets into trouble with her boyfriend, her mother sends the street-smart 14-year-old--and her baby, Jose--down to Georgia to live with relatives. There's nothing to do and nowhere to go. Then Gayle meets Great, the family matriarch--and her stories of the past begin to change how Gayle sees her future. A 1996 Coretta Scott King Honor Book. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>From National Book Award finalist Rita Williams-Garcia! <p/>When Gayle gets into trouble with her boyfriend, her mother sends the street-smart 14-year-old and her baby, Jose down to Georgia, to live with Uncle Luther and his family. There's nothing to do, nowhere to go, and no one around except kneesock-wearing, Jesus-praising cousin Cookie. Then Gayle meets Great, the family matriarch and her stories of the past begin to change how Gayle sees her future. <p/>Williams-Garcia has surpassed herself. She has set these fictional characters firmly in the real world while still allowing them to rise from the pages and into readers hearts and imaginations. <i>The Horn Book</i>, starred review<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Rita Williams-Garcia</b> (born 1957) is an American writer of young adult novels. She won the 2011 Newbery Honor Award, Coretta Scott King Award, and Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for her book <i>One Crazy Summer</i>. She won the PEN/Norma Klein Award. Her book<i> P.S. Be Eleven</i> won the Coretta Scott King Award in 2014. In 2016 her book <i>Gone Crazy in Alabama</i> won the Coretta Scott King Award.

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