This is the story of a poor Black girl's childhood defined by the absence of her incarcerated father. Through poverty, adolescence, and a fraught relationship with her mother, Ashley C. Ford wishes she could turn to her father for hope and encouragement. There are just a few problems: he’s in prison, and she doesn’t know what he did to end up there. She doesn’t know how to deal with the incessant worries that keep her up at night, or how to handle the changes in her body that draw unwanted attention from men. In her search for unconditional love, Ashley begins dating a boy her mother hates. When the relationship turns sour, he assaults her. Still reeling from the rape, which she keeps secret from her family, Ashley desperately searches for meaning in the chaos. Then, her grandmother reveals the truth about her father’s incarceration, and Ashley’s entire world is turned upside down.
Note to self: It's "dangerous" to walk through the little Crown Center library, especially if you stop to align books on the shelves or even glance at titles while you are there. Especially when you know how easy it is to sign out a book (or two). I have two books from the University City Library checked out, plus six books and a magazine checked out of the Crown Center library where I live. No, wait, I just found one more Crown Center library book in my bedroom, left there when I fell asleep last night.
- GRATITUDE is my chosen word for this year.
- So I ordered a GRATITUDE JOURNAL, which is supposed to arrive today.
- My THURSDAY THOUGHTS were about Adriana Trigiani's memoir Don't Sing at the Table.
- I shared the beginning sentences of Holy Fools by Joanne Harris in my BOOK BEGINNINGS on Friday.
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