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By the author of Dancing on the Edge, winner of the National Book Award, and Sexid Me Down a Miracle, a National Book Award finalist
She has no last name. She has no real home. But she has a dream
Janie . . . Leshaya . . . whatever she's called . . . she's a survivor.
Rescued from the brink of death, this child of a heroin addict has seen it all: revolving foster homes, physical abuse, an unwanted pregnancy. Now her childhood is coming to an end, and she is determined to make a life for herself by doing the only thing that makes her feel whole singing.
Can this girl, born to a life of hardship, find the strength and courage to break away from her past and become the legend she is meant to be?
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults • A Junior Library Guild Selection A Kew York Public Library jiook for the Teen Age A School Library Journal Lest Book of the Year
? "The writing is superb; like the blues, it bores down through the soul. . . . Readers will be absorbed in this...
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Fülszöveg
By the author of Dancing on the Edge, winner of the National Book Award, and Sexid Me Down a Miracle, a National Book Award finalist
She has no last name. She has no real home. But she has a dream
Janie . . . Leshaya . . . whatever she's called . . . she's a survivor.
Rescued from the brink of death, this child of a heroin addict has seen it all: revolving foster homes, physical abuse, an unwanted pregnancy. Now her childhood is coming to an end, and she is determined to make a life for herself by doing the only thing that makes her feel whole singing.
Can this girl, born to a life of hardship, find the strength and courage to break away from her past and become the legend she is meant to be?
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults • A Junior Library Guild Selection A Kew York Public Library jiook for the Teen Age A School Library Journal Lest Book of the Year
? "The writing is superb; like the blues, it bores down through the soul. . . . Readers will be absorbed in this intimate and painful voyage." —School Library Journal (starred review)
* "Absolutely riveting . . . Leshaya captivates with her strength and determination. . . . Unforgettable."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Genuinely moving."—The Bulletin ^
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