God Don't Like Ugly
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Mary Monroe
New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe sweeps readers back to the streets, porches, and parlors of civil rights-era Ohio to bring to life the first steps of an enduring friendship between two girls from opposite sides of the track. . .Annette Goode is a shy, awkward, overweight child with a terrible secret. Frightened and ashamed, Annette withdraws into a world of books and food. But the summer Annette turns thirteen, something incredible happens: Rhoda Nelson chooses her as a friend. Dazzling, generous Rhoda, who is everything Annette is not--gorgeous, slim, and worldly--welcomes Annette into the heart of her eccentric family, which includes her handsome and dignified father;her lovely, fragile "Muh'Dear;" her brooding, dangerous brother Jock;and her colorful white relatives--half-crazy Uncle Johnny, sultry Aunt Lola, and scary, surly Granny Goose. With Rhoda's help, Annette survives adolescence and blossoms as a woman. But when her beautiful best friend makes a stunning confession about a horrific childhood crime, Annette's world will never be the same."A coming-of-age journey depicted with wit, poignancy and bite." --Publishers Weekly
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Author
Mary Monroe
Pages
352
Publisher
Kensington Books
Published Date
2010-01-07
ISBN
0758259166 9780758259165
Ratings
Google: 5
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"My mom always told me I should read this when I get older. Now that I have and now that she’s gone, I want nothing more than to share with her how much I learned from this book, and how much I miss her. I wonder how much of herself she saw in Annette, and how much she wanted me to teach me to protect myself from the world."
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Carson Batie
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