Dreams on fire
By: Annette Daniels Taylor
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781538382486; 9781538382479
Subjects: Teenage girls; Dysfunctional families; Prisoners; Children of drug abusers; Preparatory school students; Fiction; Family relationships; Juvenile fiction
Description: With an incarcerated father and an estranged drug-addicted mother, Shanequa's dreams of higher education feel like a fantasy. When Shanequa gets the chance to attend a prestigious private prep school, she feels like her dreams might become reality. Shanequa finds it easier to lie to her new friends than tell them the truth about her family. When her lies are found out, and Shanequa strikes back in blind rage, her path changes forever.