Money Hungry (coretta Scott King Author Honor Title)
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Paperback · February 5, 2019
The mesmerizing story of one girl's struggle to break her family's cycle of poverty is reissued with an arresting new cover.
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- Who it’s for
- A girl's fixation on cash gives a family story its uneasy pulse.
- Genres
- Homelessness & Poverty, Growing Up, US: African American Stories
- Published
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, February 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.
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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.
Cash and Consequence
A girl's fixation on cash gives a family story its uneasy pulse.
Come here for
- Money fixation tangled with fear, comfort, and family loyalty
- A young narrator's urgent effort to break poverty's cycle
Expect
- Questions of trust, forgiveness, and what money can—and cannot—solve
- A haunting, emotionally tense read
Where it sits
| Homelessness & Poverty | 85% |
|---|---|
| Growing Up | 40% |
| US: African American Stories | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Homelessness & Poverty
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Values & Virtues
- Authors
- Sharon Flake, Sharon G. Flake
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Published
- February 5, 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Homelessness & Poverty