What Momma Left Me

Written by Renée Watson

A girl navigates secrets and family upheaval, seeking love's healing power.

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240 pages· 49,135 words· Est. 5.5 hour read· HL630L

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Bookroo's summary

Serenity's life is a web of secrets. With her mother gone and her father absent, she finds herself in a new world at her grandparents' home. A friend and a boy offer glimpses of hope, but her brother's choices and hidden truths threaten her fragile peace. As her grandparents' faith wavers in her eyes, Serenity must navigate these challenges to rediscover love and her true self. Will she find the strength to heal and embrace joy once more?

From the publisher

Secrets can hurt. Love can heal. Rediscover New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor- and Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning author Renée Watson’s heart-rending debut, about one girl’s journey to reconnect to joy. Serenity is good at keeping secrets, and she’s got a whole lifetime’s worth of them. Her mother is dead, her father is gone, and starting life over at her grandparents’ house is strange. Luckily, certain things seem to hold promise: a new friend who makes her feel connected, and a boy who makes her feel seen. But when her brother starts making poor choices, her friend is keeping her own dangerous secret, and her grandparents put all of their trust in a faith that Serenity isn’t sure she understands, it is the power of love that will repair her heart and keep her sure of just who she is. Renée Watson’s stunning writing shines in this powerful and ultimately uplifting novel.

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