I Hadn'T Meant To Tell You This,New Farland And Authoritative

And Authoritative

The Better Brown Stories

Recognized As A Major Figure In Postwar American Painting

Irene Kennedy

But Ahtan Is Far From Defeated

I Hadn'T Meant To Tell You This,New Farland And AuthoritativeTwelveyearold Marie Is A Leader Among The Popular Black Girls In Chauncey, Ohio, A Prosperous Black Suburb. She Isn'T Looking For A Friend When Lena Bright, A White Girl, Appears In School. Yet They Are Drawn To Each Other Because Both Have Lost Their Mothers. And They Know How To Keep A Secret. For Lena Has A Secret That Is Terrifying, And She'S Desperate To Protect Herself And Her Younger Sister From Their Father. Marie Must Decide Whether She Can