Through poetry and free verse, Ms. Grimes shares her story from her early years through teen years. As she deals with a very sick mother ( paranoid schizophrenia and alcoholic), a father and an extended family who abandon her, her mother's boyfriend who is sexually abusive, foster care, she still discovers God's grace and light in the darkness. A teacher also encourages her to write which sends her on her future path and "calling".
As I read this memoir, I was so sad and angry that a child would have to endure such hardship. I was also amazed how she poured out her heart to God with honesty and did not abandon hope in Him.
The library system has this book labeled "YA"-young adult (see warnings).
Warnings: Ms. Grimes relates her life story with honesty and includes many topics that are not for the sensitive reader: drug abuse, alcohol abuse, abandonment, sexual abuse (told in detail), bullies/gangs (graphic violence), swearing
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