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Money hungry

All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Flake, Sharon G.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books For Children, c2001.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Money > Juvenile fiction. Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction. Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction. Inner cities > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	All thirteen-year-old Raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again.
Physical Description:	187 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	078680548X
Author Notes:	Sharon G. Flake has an international reputation as a top author for children and young adults. Her breakout novel, The Skin I'm In , established her as a must-read author among middle and high school students, parents, and educators. She has spoken to more than two hundred thousand young people, and hugged nearly as many. Flake has penned nine novels, numerous short stories, plays, and a picture book entitled You Are Not a Cat . Her work has received numerous awards, such as the Coretta Scott King Honor award and the YWCA Racial Justice Award, and her books have been named to many prestigious lists, including Kirkus Review's Top Ten Books of the Year, Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association, Top Ten Books for the Teen Age by the New York Public Library, Top Twenty Recommended Books to Read by the Texas Library Association, 100 Books Every Teenage Girl Should Read, and Booklist Editor's Choice, among others. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, go to sharonflake.com, or follow her on Twitter @sharonflake.