Heaven (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)

ISBN: 0689822294

Author: Johnson, Angela

Condition: New

Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson writes a poignant young adult novel of deception, self-discovery, and knowing what to do when truth is at hand.You never know whats gonna come down-in Heaven.At fourteen, Marley knows she hasMommas hands and Popss love for ice cream, that her brother doesnt get on her nerves too much, and that Uncle Jack is a big mystery. But Marley doesnt know all she thinks she does, because she doesnt know the truth. And when the truth comes down with the rain one stormy summer afternoon, it changes everything. It turns Momma and Pops into liars. It makes her brother a stranger and Uncle Jack an even bigger mystery.All of a sudden, Marley doesnt know who she is anymore and can only turn to the family she no longer trusts to find out. Truth often brings change. Sometimes that change is for the good. Sometimes it isnt.