Heaven
You never know what's gonna come down -- in Heaven. At fourteen, Marley knows she has Momma's hands and Pops's love for ice cream, that her brother doesn't get on her nerves too much, and that Uncle Jack is a big mystery. But Marley doesn't know all she thinks she does, because she doesn't know...
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You never know what's gonna come down -- in Heaven. At fourteen, Marley knows she has Momma's hands and Pops's love for ice cream, that her brother doesn't get on her nerves too much, and that Uncle Jack is a big mystery. But Marley doesn't know all she thinks she does, because she doesn't know the truth. And when the truth comes down with the rain one stormy summer afternoon, it changes everything. It turns Momma and Pops into liars. It makes her brother a stranger and Uncle Jack an even bigger mystery. All of a sudden, Marley doesn't know who she is anymore and can only turn to the family she no longer trusts to find out. Truth often brings change. Sometimes that change is for the good. Sometimes it isn't. Coretta Scott King award-winning author Angela Johnson writes a poignant novel of deception and self-discovery -- about finding the truth and knowing what to do when truth is at hand.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781442403420 (144240342X)
Publish date: January 5th 2010
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Academic,
School,
Cultural,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
African American,
Contemporary,
Chapter Books
Series: Heaven (#1)
Heaven, Book 1 I Picked Up This Book Because: Picked up from the library for a Black History Month Readathon. The Characters: Marley: Moms, Pops, Butchy, Uncle Jack The Story: I didn’t understand what was going on in this book, so much so that I skipped from page 86 to the last chapter in the bo...
I expected a lot more from this book. Having been in a situation similar to Marley's, I felt I'd be able to really appreciate and understand the story.Also, I like Angela Johnson's writing and the book got a Coretta Scott King award.Sadly, I wasn't impressed by this particular story.I remember what ...