Author: L.B Tillit
Donna Garia is a Latin American teenager struggling to cope with the stress of her family falling apart. After her mother became pregnant with her boss' child and is promptly fired, Donna is intrusted with Benny's care while she searches for a new job. Unfortunately, Donna is forced to deal with her own drama. Her best friend Ruth is acting abnormally, her grades are dropping, and she is sleeping with the school's most notorious womanizer,Evron. And when Donna finds herself viciously assaulted one rainy night, she feels like giving up hope. Can she find the courage to face her abuser and graduate from high school on time?
"Edge of Ready" is a beautiful story from Gravel Road, a perfect high-low book choice for any inner-city/urban librarians book shelf. With a plot line that is relevant to the problems faced by youth today, paired with simple vocabulary essential for their reading level.
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