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I Hadn't Meant to Tell You this
I Hadn't Meant to Tell You this | Jacqueline Woodson
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Twelve-year-old Marie, the only black girl in the eighth grade willing to befriend her white classmate Lena, discovers that Lena's father is doing horrible things to her in private.
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I Hadn't Meant to Tell You this | Jacqueline Woodson
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So begins the story of Lena, who is white, and her friend Marie, who is black, and Lena‘s younger sister Dion. Lena and Dion‘s mom dies of cancer, which sends their dad into a downward spiral.And he begins sexual abuse on his daughters. All Lena knows is they have to run away... 💔😥
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I Hadn't Meant to Tell You this | Jacqueline Woodson
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3/5⭐ This book deals with some heavy themes and does it well from the perspective of two middle schoolers grappling with them. I just felt that there was something missing plot-wise to make it a story rather than a meandering slice-of-life (albeit a complicated one).

TW for sexual abuse.

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