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Lena

by Jacqueline Woodson

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LENA, by Jacqueline Woodson, is the story of a gutsy girl who takes charge. Lena manages to escape her father and save herself and her younger sister from his abuse, as she faces issues that should not be in a child's life but often are. It is a story of growing up, facing fear with bravery, having tenderness for one another, and learning to trust.

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At the end of I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This, Lena and her younger sister, Dion, set off on their own, desperate to escape their abusive father. Disguised as boys, they hitchhike along, traveling in search of their mother’s relatives. They don’t know what they will find, or who they can trust along the way, but they do know that they can’t afford to make even one single mistake. Dramatic and moving, this is a heart-wrenching story of two young girls in search of a place to call home.

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