Money Hungry (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title) (Revised)
Money Hungry (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title) (Revised)
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Money Hungry (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Title) (Revised)

Written by Sharon G. Flake
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10 - 14
Reading age
192
Page count
650L
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Feb 5, 2019
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The mesmerizing story of one girl’s struggle to break her family’s cycle of poverty is reissued with an arresting new cover. Thirteen-year-old Raspberry Hill is starved for money. She will do just about anything legal to get her hands on the almighty dollar – wash cars, sell rotten candy, skip lunch, clean houses. She is obsessed. She is driven. She is afraid. Memories of being homeless, sleeping in the streets, and eating handouts keep Raspberry’s eye on the only prize that matters to her: cold, hard cash. When the green stuff greases her palm, she gets comfort from feeling its crinkly paper power. And, when money is your best friend, there’s more to do than hold it. Raspberry kisses her cash. She smells it. She loves it. But even money can’t answer the questions that keep Raspberry awake at night. Will she and Momma ever move out of the projects? What did Ja’nae do with the two hundred bucks Raspberry loaned her? And what’s really going on with Momma and that rich doctor? A haunting story of greed and forgiveness by the award-winning author of The Skin I’m In, this unforgettable novel will keep you glued to every page. Bank on it.

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moneyself-esteemmother-daughter relationshipssocial themesvalues and virtueslifestylescity life and urban livingcity and town lifesingle-parent families

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781368019422
    Publication Date
    February 5, 2019
    Publisher
    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    Page Count
    192
    Reading Age
    10 - 14 years
    Lexile® Level
    650L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    4
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    57597
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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