Who Am I Without Him?: A Short Story Collection about Girls and Boys in Their Lives
There is "The Ugly One," whose only solace comes when she is locked inside her own head. In "Wanted: A Thug," a teenager seeks advice on how to steal her best friend's bad-guy boyfriend. And then there's Erika, who only likes white boys. Sharon Flake takes readers through the minds of girls...
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There is "The Ugly One," whose only solace comes when she is locked inside her own head. In "Wanted: A Thug," a teenager seeks advice on how to steal her best friend's bad-guy boyfriend. And then there's Erika, who only likes white boys. Sharon Flake takes readers through the minds of girls trying to define themselves while struggling to remain relevant to the boys in their lives. This is a complex, often humorous, always on-point exposition of black youth resolving to find self-worth . . . any way they know how.
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ISBN:
9780786806935 (0786806931)
Publish date: May 1st 2004
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Pages no: 168
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Cultural,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Middle Grade,
African American,
Sexuality,
Short Stories,
High School,
Relationships
I liked these stories but after awhile I did have a bit of trouble distinguishing one character from the next. In these stories, teenaged girls make bad choices, over and over again. Teenaged boys make bad choices too. It's a lot like real life. The only truly false note for me was the closing story...
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