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Author:

Flake, Sharon.

Title:

Who am I without him? : short stories about girls and the boys in their lives / Sharon G. Flake.

Edition:

Rev. ed., 1st Jump at the Sun pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Jump At The Sun/Hyperion Paperbacks for Children,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

220 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Children's stories, American.
African Americans--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Dating (Social customs)--Fiction.
Short stories.
Children's stories, American.
Short stories, American--Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction, American.
Juvenile materials.

Notes:

"Features two unpublished bonus stories"--P. 4 cover.

Contents:

So I ain't no good girl -- Girl, didn't I say I don't write letters? -- The ugly one -- Mookie in love -- Don't be disrespecting me -- I like white boys -- Jacobs's rules -- I know a stupid boy when I see one -- Hunting for boys -- Wanted: a thug -- Not a boy -- A letter to my daughter.

Summary:

Short stories about teenage love and angst. Taking readers through the minds of girls trying to define themselves while struggling to remain relevant to the boys in their lives, a Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author offers a complex, always on-point exposition of black youth resolving to find self-worth.

ISBN:

9780786815043 (alk. paper)
0786815043 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)61356635

LCCN:

2005923696

Locations:

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

JCPC145 -- Glidden Public Library (Glidden)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

RSSX851 -- Roland-Story High School Media Center (Story City)