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This is a short coming of age novel, probably intended for a teen reader. The narrator grows up in a female dominated Pentecostal community. From a young age, she is believed to be destined for great things as a missionary for Christ. As a teen, she is empowered with leadership, teaching and preaching responsibilities. But tension arise when, as a young adolescent, she has her first same sex encounter. Although fornication in any form would be contrary to the moral code of this community, they f
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