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| Book #17 of 2011 |
| Title: No Laughter Here |
| Author: Rita Williams-Garcia |
| Publisher: Amistad |
| Pub Date: 2003 |
| Grade: A- |
| Comments: Akilah is bored all summer waiting for her best friend Victoria to return from her family’s vacation in Nigeria. But when Victoria returns she’s sick and despondent and her family won’t let Akilah near here. Once school starts again, but Victoria is silent, barely participating in school or putting much effort into her work, and spending time by herself. Akilah doesn’t know what to do about her friend, and has even less of a clue once Victoria clues her into what the “coming of age” celebration she had looked forward to actually entailed.
This is a beautifully written book about such an ugly and unspeakable topic. Akilah and Victoria are so young that when I was reading it, I wondered why we shelved it in the YA room, until we got to the part about what had actually happened. This is a powerful book that all teen girls should read. |
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