Amelia
Oof now this was a book that held me captive till the very last page. Semi- fictional account of a young 14year old who went missing and no one even noticed or tried to find her. Monday and Claudia are best friends. When Claudia gets back from summer vacation in GA with her grandmama, her bff Monday is gone! She never responded to her letters over the summer.. and when Claudia calls incessantly- the number is disconnected. This starts her investigation of her friends whereabouts. This book is heartbreaking and only shows what happens to little black girls. They disappear and no one bats an eye. There are many tough subjects in this book- poverty, child abuse, pregnancy loss…
A Night Shymalan esque plot twist at the end was wow! .. sadly it did nothing alleviate my broken heart. There’s no happy ending here. Just a dive into what it friendship, community and family mean, and what they look like in action.
An especially poignant thought provoking quote was- “Who’s really responsible for your well-being? Your family? Your community or the government”
I do have to say- All the sadness aside, Ms. Jackson gave a delightful tour of SE DC and its surroundings, it was an ode to Gogo music, chicken wings and mumbo sauce and all the things that make the DMV dear to a lot of people’s hearts
Oof now this was a book that held me captive till the very last page. Semi- fictional account of a young 14year old who went missing and no one even noticed or tried to find her. Monday and Claudia are best friends. When Claudia gets back from summer vacation in GA with her grandmama, her bff Monday is gone! She never responded to her letters over the summer.. and when Claudia calls incessantly- the number is disconnected. This starts her investigation of her friends whereabouts. This book is heartbreaking and only shows what happens to little black girls. They disappear and no one bats an eye. There are many tough subjects in this book- poverty, child abuse, pregnancy loss…
A Night Shymalan esque plot twist at the end was wow! .. sadly it did nothing alleviate my broken heart. There’s no happy ending here. Just a dive into what it friendship, community and family mean, and what they look like in action.
An especially poignant thought provoking quote was- “Who’s really responsible for your well-being? Your family? Your community or the government”
I do have to say- All the sadness aside, Ms. Jackson gave a delightful tour of SE DC and its surroundings, it was an ode to Gogo music, chicken wings and mumbo sauce and all the things that make the DMV dear to a lot of people’s hearts