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Quote “We can’t sit down and keep rehashing what people did to us in the past, Ma, or use those injustices as any kind of complete excuse for our present situation.”
I found this to be a confusing book in parts, it jumped backwards and forwards and I had to concentrate to understand where I was. I enjoyed the details of the area of where Beka lived, although the descriptions of the area were not great, I had to visualize more in my head, rather than read the descriptions. I didn’t feel anything f ...more
I found this to be a confusing book in parts, it jumped backwards and forwards and I had to concentrate to understand where I was. I enjoyed the details of the area of where Beka lived, although the descriptions of the area were not great, I had to visualize more in my head, rather than read the descriptions. I didn’t feel anything f ...more

Jun 03, 2010
Kati Stevens
marked it as to-read

Jun 16, 2010
Ching-In
marked it as to-read

May 27, 2012
Dee
marked it as to-read


Feb 26, 2022
Rachel
marked it as considering
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Sep 09, 2024
Joy
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