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Fiction

August is 35 the year she returns to Brooklyn to bury her father, and a chance encounter with a friend in her old neighborhood prompts a flood of memories from her youth. Having moved to Brooklyn at eight, August’s coming of age was marked by a search for belonging, close friendships, freedom, and the little-understood absence of her mother. Her memories explore what it was like to be an African-American girl in the 1970’s, what possibilities and challenges existed. Published in 2016; 175 pages.

Includes 15 paperback copies and 1 book club guide prepared by WCPL.