Fiona is a child of Irish immigrants; Yolanda is black. Compelled by financial hardship and concern about her daughter, Fiona’s mother has reunited with her husband, who struggles with alcoholism and the violence it triggers in him. Their new life ...
Where You Belong is the story of thirteen-year-old Fiona, in the Bronx in 1963, who runs away from her alcoholic father and a family that's been evicted. Alone, hungry, with no choices left, she wanders into the black neighborhood and finds her class...
Eileen hates being poor, so she pretends she's not and dreams of an escape-having a guitar. Her mother struggles to support the family, and they're forbidden to mention their brother Neal's stuttering. Liz, a college student, offers a guitar and help...
To Find Your Future, You Have to Face Your PastAt sixteen, Morgan Lindstrum has the life that every other girl wants--at least from the outside. A privileged only child, she has everything she could ever want, except her parents' attention. A Princet...