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A teen girl hiding the scars of a past relationship finds home and healing in the words of strong Black writers. A great companion for readers of Nic Stone, Amy Fellner Dominy, and Renée Watson.
Angel moves from her home in California to Brooklyn in the middle of the night leaving behind her mom and siblings. Only her cousins know that Angel came to Brooklyn to escape an abusive relationship that ended with Angel in the hospital and her boyfriend in jail.
At her new public school, Angel enrolls in an advance literature course that studies the works of "revolutionary" Black writers like Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, and more. Through her classmates turned friends and inspired by these strong authors who speak to her experience, Angel might be able to heal from her past scars and build a new future.
Award-winning author Mahogany L. Browne delivers her first prose novel that delves into the love of literature, the heartbeat of Brooklyn, and the strength it takes to start again.
Angel moves from her home in California to Brooklyn in the middle of the night leaving behind her mom and siblings. Only her cousins know that Angel came to Brooklyn to escape an abusive relationship that ended with Angel in the hospital and her boyfriend in jail.
At her new public school, Angel enrolls in an advance literature course that studies the works of "revolutionary" Black writers like Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, and more. Through her classmates turned friends and inspired by these strong authors who speak to her experience, Angel might be able to heal from her past scars and build a new future.
Award-winning author Mahogany L. Browne delivers her first prose novel that delves into the love of literature, the heartbeat of Brooklyn, and the strength it takes to start again.