num_pages: 128
description: Marie, the only black girl in the eighth grade willing to befriend her white classmate Lena, discovers that Lena's father is doing horrible things to her in private.
language: English
title: I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
titlecomplete: I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
genres: Abuse, Teen, Race, Childrens, African American, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Coming Of Age, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 1364
places: Chauncey, Ohio
series: I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Older Children, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author Honor, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Speak