I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This

Twelve-year-old 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 help Lena by keeping her secret... or by telling it.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 11/11/2010
ISBN: 9780142417041
Pages: 114
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.56w x 0.39d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 11717 / I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
Reading Level: 4.1 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 3