Author: ROSA GUY
Age Group: 13+
Adaptation: None
Other Popular Books: Children of Longing, Edith Jackson, My Love My Love, The Disappearance, The Friends
ABOUT THE BOOK:
“An intensely committed novel talking directly to teenagers . . . scared of what their loneliness may involve them in”.–Publishers Weekly. When Ruby moves from the West Indies to the mean streets of Harlem, she finds a love that leads her through the painful transition from girl to woman.
REVIEW BY DANIA: (NONE)
OTHER INFORMATION:
Rosa Guy’s work received The New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year citation (for The Friends, in 1973), the Coretta Scott King Award, and the American Library Association’s Best Book for Young Adults Award.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: Couldn’t find any
