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Sweet Thang

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By Allison Whittenberg
Publisher Random House Children's Books - (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
Sweet Thang
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Growing up in Philadelphia in 1975, 14yearold Charmaine Upshaw is obsessed with justice. Unfortunately, she gets none of it in her life not from her parents, who make her share a room with her tapdancing brother Leo; not at school, where lightskinned, Barbiedollhaired Dinah Coverdale steals all the boys attention and makes sure darkskinned Charmaine knows it; and certainly not from Tracy John, her sixyearold cousin whos taken over the family. When Charmaine is charged with babysitting her spoiled cousin after school, thats the last strawsomethings gotta give. And when Charmaine cracks, she starts to see the world in a whole new light. Can Charmaine learn to love herself, her mahogany skin, and her attentionstarved little cousin? Sometimes when everything falls apart, putting it back together can help you see the truth. From the Hardcover edition.

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31612 words31,612 words
160 pages160 pages
Lexile 590LLexile 590L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2006Published 2006

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Book ISBN:

9780385732925

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