The girls who grew big

"Adela Woods is sixteen years old and pregnant. Her parents banish her from her comfortable upbringing in Indiana to her grandmother's home in the small town of Padua Beach, Florida. When she arrives, Adela meets Emory, who brings her newborn to high school, determined to graduate despite the odds;...

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Main Author: Mottley, Leila, 2002- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
Edition:First hardcover edition.
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Summary:"Adela Woods is sixteen years old and pregnant. Her parents banish her from her comfortable upbringing in Indiana to her grandmother's home in the small town of Padua Beach, Florida. When she arrives, Adela meets Emory, who brings her newborn to high school, determined to graduate despite the odds; Simone, mother of four-year-old twins, who weighs her options when she finds herself pregnant again; and the rest of the Girls, a group of outcast young moms who raise their growing brood in the back of Simone's red truck. The town thinks the Girls have lost their way, but really they are finding it: looking for love, making and breaking friendships, and navigating the miracle of motherhood and the paradox of girlhood." --
Physical Description:341 pages ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9780593801123
0593801121
9780593686522
0593686527
Author Notes:LEILA MOTTLEY is the author of the novel Nightcrawling , an Oprah's Book Club pick and New York Times bestseller, and the poetry collection woke up no light . She is also the 2018 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate. She was born and raised in Oakland, where she continues to live.