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I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This

by Jacqueline Woodson

114 pages · 2010

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In this Coretta Scott King Honor Book, 12 year old Marie is African American. She befriends Lena, a white girl, because both have lost their mothers. Lena has a terrifying secret, and Marie must decide if she can help Lena more by keeping her secret--or..

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