Serenity knows she is good at keeping secrets, and she’s got a whole lifetime’s worth of them. Her mother is dead, her father is gone, and starting life over at her grandparents’ house is strange. Luckily, certain things seem to hold promise- a new friend, a new church, a new school. But when her brother starts making poor choices, and her grandparents believe in a faith that Serenity isn’t sure she understands, it is the power of love that will keep her sure of just who she is.
Renee Watson’s stunning writing shines in this powerful and ultimately uplifting middle grade novel.
An ABC New Voices Pick

RENEE WATSON is the acclaimed author of the teen novels Piecing Me Together and This Side of Home, and two picture books- Harlem’s Little Blackbird and A Place Where Hurricanes Happen, which was featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. Her middle grade novel, What Momma Left Me debuted as an ABA New Voices Pick. She lives in New York City.
www.reneewatson.net
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