Lena Paperback - 2010
by Jacqueline Woodson
At the end of "I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This," Marie's friend Lena and her little sister Dion ran away to escape their abusive father. Now, disguised as boys, Lena and Dion search for their mother's relatives, unable to afford to make even one mistake.
Summary
At the end of I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This, Lena and her younger sister, Dion, set off on their own, desperate to escape their abusive father. Disguised as boys, they hitchhike along, traveling in search of their mother's relatives. They don't know what they will find, or who they can trust along the way, but they do know that they can't afford to make even one single mistake. Dramatic and moving, this is a heart-wrenching story of two young girls in search of a place to call home.
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The companion to the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning "I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This, now available in paperback.
At the end of I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This, Marie's friend Lena and her little sister Dion run away to escape their abusive father, leaving Marie full of longing and readers full of questions. Now those questions are answered. After cutting off all their hair, Lena and Dion leave one evening as the sun sets. Disguised as boys, they set out in search of their mother's family. But will they ever make it? Whom can two young girls trust? They can't afford to make even one mistake.
Now, Lena tells what happened to the two girls out in the world, and of their search for a place to belong and the home they dream of and deserve.
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- Title Lena
- Author Jacqueline Woodson
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Nancy Paulsen Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2010-11-11
- Features Price on Product - Canadian
- ISBN 9780142417331 / 0142417335
- Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 8.36 x 5.54 x 0.45 in (21.23 x 14.07 x 1.14 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Midwest
- Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Geographic Orientation: Kentucky
- Geographic Orientation: Ohio
- Topical: Family
- Topical: Friendship
- Library of Congress subjects Sisters, Runaway children
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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