Who Am I Without Him? : Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives

English

ISBN: 0786806931

EAN: 9780786806935

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Short Stories

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children

Release Date: 05/01/2004

Age Range: 8-12

Synopsis: 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 friends bad-guy boyfriend. And then theres 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.

Awards: Garden State Teen Book Award – null  Garden State Teen Book Award – null  Garden State Teen Book Award – null 

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Who Am I Without Him? : Short Stories about Girls and the Boys in Their Lives

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.73 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 11.08 oz

Pages: 176