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
God Don't Like Ugly
Kensington
$8.90 - $300.00
- UPC:
- 9780758220325
- Maximum Purchase:
- 3 units
- Binding:
- Mass Market Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 2006-12-01
- Release Date:
- 2006-12-01
- Author:
- Mary Monroe
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 0-7394-1435-6