Title: Sweet thang
Description: In 1975, life is not fair for fourteen-year-old Charmaine Upshaw, who shares a room with her brother, tries to impress a handsome classmate, and acts as caretaker for a rambunctious six-year-old cousin who has taken over the family.
Subjects: Middle schools, Juvenile fiction, Family life, Fiction, Schools, African Americans, 1000blackgirlbooks, School stories