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Lena

By Jacqueline Woodson

By Jacqueline Woodson

By Jacqueline Woodson

By Jacqueline Woodson

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Nov 11, 2010 | ISBN 9780142417331 | Young Adult

Ebook $7.99

Dec 28, 2006 | ISBN 9781101157091 | Young Adult

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    About Lena

    A compelling story of survival from a four-time Newbery Honor winning author

    At the end of I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This, Lena and her younger sister, Dion, set off on their own, desperate to escape their abusive father. Disguised as boys, they hitchhike along, traveling in search of their mother’s relatives. They don’t know what they will find, or who they can trust along the way, but they do know that they can’t afford to make even one single mistake. Dramatic and moving, this is a heart-wrenching story of two young girls in search of a place to call home.

    About Lena

    Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

    The companion to the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This, now available in paperback.

    At the end of I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This, Marie’s friend Lena and her little sister Dion run away to escape their abusive father, leaving Marie full of longing and readers full of questions. Now those questions are answered.

    After cutting off all their hair, Lena and Dion leave one evening as the sun sets. Disguised as boys, they set out in search of their mother’s family. But will they ever make it? Whom can two young girls trust? They can’t afford to make even one mistake.

    Now, Lena tells what happened to the two girls out in the world, and of their search for a place to belong and the home they dream of and deserve.

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    Red at the Bone
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    About Jacqueline Woodson

    Jacqueline Woodson (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) received a 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the 2018 Children’s Literature Legacy Award. She was the 2018–2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s… More about Jacqueline Woodson

    About Jacqueline Woodson

    Jacqueline Woodson (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) received a 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the 2018 Children’s Literature Legacy Award. She was the 2018–2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s… More about Jacqueline Woodson

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Paperback | $13.00
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Nov 11, 2010 | 160 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780142417331

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Dec 28, 2006 | 176 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9781101157091

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    Praise

    "This taut story never loses its grip on the reader."–Publishers Weekly, Starred

    "Lena’s rough voice . . . speaks eloquently for the tenacity of the human spirit. . . . Once again, Woodson writes . . . about difficult issues of childhood and leaves readers encouraged by humanity’s potential for insight, compassion and hope."–School Library Journal

    "A tender and loving story of . . . encountering much goodness in the world as well as ultimately a place to belong in it."–The Bulletin, Recommended

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