num_pages: 168
description: There is "The Ugly One," whose only solace comes when she is locked inside her own head. In " A Thug," a teenager seeks advice on how to steal her best friend's bad-guy boyfriend. And then there's Erika, who only likes white boys. Sharon Flake takes readers through the minds of girls trying to define themselves while struggling to remain relevant to the boys in their lives. This is a complex, often humorous, always on-point exposition of black youth resolving to find self-worth . . . any way they know how.
language: English
title: Who Am I Without Him?: A Short Story Collection about Girls and Boys in Their Lives
titlecomplete: Who Am I Without Him?: A Short Story Collection about Girls and Boys in Their Lives
genres: Young Adult, Relationships, African American, Love, Teen, Fiction, Short Stories, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 2057
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author Honor
publisher: Hyperion Books for Children