
Thirteen-year-old Staggerlee explores her identity, family history of loss and racism, and dawning attraction to another girl in a quiet Southern town.
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Thirteen-year-old Staggerlee explores her identity, family history of loss and racism, and dawning attraction to another girl in a quiet Southern town.
A lyrical coming-of-age story from a three-time Newbery Honor winning author Thirteen-year-old Staggerlee used to be called Evangeline, but she took on a fiercer name. She's always been different--set apart by the tragic deaths of her grandparents in an anti-civil rights bombing, by her parents' interracial marriage, and by her family's retreat from the world. This summer she has a new reason to feel set apart--her confused longing for her friend Hazel. When cousin Trout comes to stay, she gives...
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Teen girl's romantic longing and sexual self-discovery through close friendship.