| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
168 pages ; 22 cm |
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age Age: Preteens |
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edu Educational level: Middle school students |
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edu Educational level: School children |
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age Children |
| Awards |
Coretta Scott King author honor award, 2005. |
| Contents |
So I ain't no good girl -- Ugly one -- Wanted: a thug -- I know a stupid boy when I see one -- Mookie in love -- Don't be disrespecting me -- I like white boys -- Jacobs's rules -- Hunting for boys -- A letter to my daughter. |
| Summary |
Short stories about teenage love and angst. Written in the vernacular of urban African-American teens, which Flake captures flawlessly, these 10 stories have universal themes and situations. Some are funny and uplifting; others, disturbing and sad. In "So I Ain't No Good Girl," a teen wants to be with a good-looking popular boy, so much so that she tolerates his disrespect and abuse. In "Wanted: A Thug," Melody writes to a columnist for advice on how to steal a friend's boyfriend, unaware that the friend is the columnist's younger sister. Two of the stories are told from a boy's point of view. The concluding story, "A Letter to My Daughter," in which an absent father gives his daughter his advice about boys and men is sad, poignant, and loving. Flake has a way of teaching a lesson without seeming to do so. Addressing issues and situations that many girls face in today's often complex society, this book is provocative and thought-provoking. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG+ 4.0 5.0. |
| Audience |
Young Adult. |
| Study Program |
Reading Counts! 5.6. |
| Audience |
650 Lexile. |
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Decoding indicator: 90 (high) Semantic indicator: 100 (high) Syntactic indicator: 90 (high) Structure indicator: 90 (high) Lexile. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer |
| Subject |
Teenage girls -- Dating -- Juvenile fiction.
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Teenage girls. |
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African American teenage girls -- Dating -- Juvenile fiction.
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African American teenage girls. |
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African American teenage boys -- Dating -- Juvenile fiction.
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African American teenage boys. |
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African American families -- Juvenile fiction.
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African American families. |
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Children's stories, American.
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Children's stories, American. |
| Genre/Form |
Short stories, American.
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Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Flake, Sharon G. Who am I without him? 1st ed. New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, ©2004 (OCoLC)607556998 |
| ISBN |
0786806931 |
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9780786806935 |
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1423103831 |
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9781423103837 |
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