num_pages: 432
description: New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe sweeps readers back to the streets, porches, and parlors of civil rights-era Ohio to bring to life the first steps of an enduring friendship between two girls from opposite sides of the track. . .Annette Goode is a shy, awkward, overweight child with a terrible secret. Frightened and ashamed, Annette withdraws into a world of books and food. But the summer Annette turns thirteen, something incredible Rhoda Nelson chooses her as a friend. Dazzling, generous Rhoda, who is everything Annette is not--gorgeous, slim, and worldly--welcomes Annette into the heart of her eccentric family, which includes her handsome and dignified father;her lovely, fragile "Muh'Dear;" her brooding, dangerous brother Jock;and her colorful white relatives--half-crazy Uncle Johnny, sultry Aunt Lola, and scary, surly Granny Goose.With Rhoda's help, Annette survives adolescence and blossoms as a woman. But when her beautiful best friend makes a stunning confession about a horrific childhood crime, Annette's world will never be the same."A coming-of-age journey depicted with wit, poignancy and bite." -- Publishers Weekly
language: English
title: God Don't Like Ugly
titlecomplete: God Don't Like Ugly (God Don't Like Ugly, #1)
characters: Rhoda Nelson, Scary Mary, Annette Good, Muh'Dear, Judge Lawson, Mr. Boatwright, Pee Wee Davis
genres: Drama, Chick Lit, Adult Fiction, African American, Young Adult, African American Literature, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Fiction, Urban
ratings_count: 9615
places: Richland, Ohio, Miami, Florida
series: God Don't Like Ugly
publisher: Kensington