📖Recommend for Grades 10 and up📖
by Tiffany Jackson
When she
was nine-years-old, Mary B. Addison killed a three-month-old baby, allegedly.
As she wasn’t saying much, the media filled in the blanks and blasted the main
piece of news, a black girl killed a white baby while under the care of the
black girl’s mother. Convicted by the jury, Mary was sent to Juvie then
released to a group home. Now at sixteen, Mary finds herself pregnant. Upon
hearing that there is a good chance her child will be taken from her once born,
Mary decides it may be time to speak up and tell the truth about what happened
that night. However, she doesn’t know what to do when her fate lies in the
hands of somebody who can’t be trusted, her mother.
A compelling read that will have readers wondering what’s going to happen next.
Jackson wonderfully writes Mary in a way where readers will be indecisive. They
won’t know if they should feel for her and her situation or believe she did it
and that she is getting what she deserves. Despite everything, Mary is an
inspiring character in that she isn’t trying to let her situation keep her
down. Readers should be aware that there are some sensitive topics, as well as
content they may find inappropriate for them and foul language throughout the
book.
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