Shark Teeth

Synopsis

From National Book Award longlisted author Sherri Winston comes an important middle grade novel about a girl's tumultuous journey to keep her family together, even when she's falling apart.Sharkita “Kita” Hayes is always waiting.Waiting for her mama to mess up.Waiting for social services to be called again.Waiting for her and her siblings to be separated.Waiting for her worst fear to come true.But Mama promises things are different now. She's got a good job, she's stopped drinking, stopped going out every night-it's almost enough to make Kita believe her this time. But even as Kita's life is going good, she can't shake the feeling that everything could go up in flames at any moment. When her assistant principal and trusted dance coach starts asking questions about her home life, Kita is more determined than ever to keep up appearances and make sure her family stays together-even if it means falling apart herself. As the threat of her family being separated again circles like a shark in the water, the pressure starts to get to Kita. But could it be that Kita's worst fear is actually the best thing that could happen to her family . . . and to her?

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

304 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781547608515

Related ISBNs:

9781547608508

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing

Date of Addition:

01/15/24

Copyrighted By:

Sherri Winston

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Children's Books, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family

Grade Levels:

Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student, Pre-Kindergarten, Undergraduate Student

Reading Age:

9–11

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.