Flake, Sharon

All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again.

A collection of nine short stories and thirteen poems by Sharon Flake that offer insight into the emotions, experiences, and values of African-American males.

African-American teenager Raspberry Hill, off the streets after years of homelessness with her mother, inexplicably steals money from one of her best friends and wonders if she is no different than her recently returned, drug-addicted, thieving father.

A collection of nine short stories and thirteen poems by Sharon Flake that offer insight into the emotions, experiences, and values of African-American males.

African-American teenager Raspberry Hill, off the streets after years of homelessness with her mother, inexplicably steals money from one of her best friends and wonders if she is no different than her recently returned, drug-addicted, thieving father.

All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again.

All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again.

Ten-year-old Queen learns valuable life lessons about being a good friend when Leroy, a new kid in the neighborhood, comes to Queen's school.

Thirteen-year-old Maleeka Madison, insecure about her very dark skin, rejects the support of a new teacher, Miss Saunders, whose skin looks blotched because of a rare medical condition--but soon Maleeka begins to see that Miss Saunders could be a role model, and that she must learn to love herself and accept love from others.