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As Hot As It Was You Ought To Thank Me
Reminiscent of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, thirteen-year-old Berry tries to make sense of her family life, hometown life, and prejudices in a small town in Florida in the 1950s. She lives close to swamps, snakes, quicksand and smoldering adult relationships. A mix of humor, poignancy, and mystery, Berry's story brings fresh insight into the adult world through the eyes of a young girl being pointed toward womanhood during a hot summer of personal and community devastation. What Berry learns this hot summer will remain a part of her for a lifetime. The reader will be intrigued to the very last page!
Recommended by Ruth Ann Johnson
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I thought this would make a good book discussion read. Personally, I thought the ending was very unresolved, but I would enjoy talking about this with a group to get their perspective on the many issues the author broaches in this coming-of-age novel.