What Momma Left Me (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781681199498)

Rediscover Newbery Honor- and Coretta Scott King Author Award-winner Ren e Watson's heart-rending debut, about one girl's journey to reconnect to joy.

Serenity is good at keeping secrets, and she's got a whole lifetime's worth of them. Her mother is dead, her father is gone, and starting life over at her grandparents' house is strange. Luckily, certain things seem to hold promise: a new friend who makes her feel connected, and a boy who makes her feel seen. But when her brother starts making poor choices, her friend is keeping her own dangerous secret, and her grandparents put all of their trust in a faith that Serenity isn't sure she understands, it is the power of love that will repair her heart and keep her sure of just who she is.

Ren e Watson's stunning writing shines in this powerful and ultimately uplifting novel.

Author: Ren馥 Watson
ISBN-10: 1681199491
ISBN-13: 9781681199498
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2019
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 138568 / What Momma Left Me


Review Citation(s):
Foreword 12/26/2018