I didn't like that Marguerite and Bailey were sent to Momma's because their parents couldn't take care of them because children should feel loved and wanted by their parents and a real family should stick together through thick and thin no matter what. In modern day, divorces are more common than ever before, and it effects the children deeply. This book reminded me of a scared and lonely, helpless child who was raped by someone she trusted and didn't know that it was wrong at the time. What happened in this book was very realistic because many children are sexually abused and raped in this day in age and racism is still g

My least favorite character was Mr. Freeman because he sexual abused and raped young Marguerite, when she didn't know that he was doing something very wrong to her at the time. One thing I've noticed about the author's style is that she expresses what the characters are feeling and how they try to deal with certain situations. I agree with the writer about how racism is an ongoing problem in the world and people should just accept it and deal with it respectively and that rape and sexual abuse are also major factors today that can be very hard to deal with especially if it's a young victim.

My favorite part of the book was when Maya started to open up to the world again and began by doing so by talking to Mrs. Bertha Flowers. I was confused by why Margaret and Bailey were sent back to stamps after the incident, with Marguerite being raped, with Mr. Freeman. Because if their parents loved them and could now afford to support them why couldn't they now stay with them? (as is still seen today) I was surprised when Mr. Freeman had began to sexually abuse and rape Maya because I did

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Approximate Word count = 735
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)