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Cathy’s school suspension forces her to face humiliation and the realities of her mother’s new job as a cleaning woman. Through these challenges, she begins to understand her own worth and the complex dynamics of her family relationships.
First publish date: 1976
Genre: Coming of Age/Childhood Coming of Age
Authors: Betty Miles
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