Title: Fifth born
Description: "When Odessa Blackburn is three years old, she sees her grandmother for the last time, and so begins her story as the fifth born of eight children in a troubled family. Molested by her father, Odessa is also the sole witness to a murder he commits."--Jacket.
Subjects: Dysfunctional families, African American families, Fiction, Sexually abused children, African American girls, Families