
"A funny, fresh novel about growing up African-American in 1960s Chicago" by an author who "writes like Terry McMillan's kid sister" (Entertainment Weekly).
In this hilarious and insightful coming-of-age novel, author April Sinclair introduces the charming...

Chronicles the experiences of Stevie, a bookish African American girl growing up on Chicago's South Side during the 1960s



I still thought breasts might be more trouble than they were worth. Growing up reminded me a little bit of Hide and Go Seek. When it was your time to grow up, Natrue said, "Here I come, ready or not." And Nature could always find you.
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Sinclair writes frankly about a young black woman's sexuality and emotions, growing up in Chicago's South Side in the '60s. By turns hilarious and harrowing, this "in-your-face" novel powerfully captures what it was like to be black--before black was beautiful.
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