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Begging for change

Teenaged Raspberry Hill tries to sort out her confused feelings of disgust, shame, and love for her homeless, drug addicted father and worries that she may have inherited his lying and stealing ways.

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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, c2003.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Poor > Young adult fiction. Fathers and daughters > Young adult fiction. Homeless persons > Young adult fiction. Inner cities > Young adult fiction. African Americans > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	Teenaged Raspberry Hill tries to sort out her confused feelings of disgust, shame, and love for her homeless, drug addicted father and worries that she may have inherited his lying and stealing ways.
Item Description:	Sequel to: Money hungry.
Physical Description:	235 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:	078680601X :
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.