I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This, Paperback
Descriere
Twelve-year-old Marie is a leader among the popular black girls in Chauncey, Ohio, a prosperous black suburb. She isn't looking for a friend when Lena Bright, a white girl, appears in school. Yet they are drawn to each other because both have lost their mothers. And they know how to keep a secret. For Lena has a secret that is terrifying, and she's desperate to protect herself and her younger sister from their father. Marie must decide whether she can help Lena by keeping her secret...or by telling it.
Despre autor
Jacqueline Amanda Woodson este o scriitoare americană de cărți pentru copii și adolescenți. Este cunoscută pentru cărțile Miracle's Boys și pentru titlurile sale care au câștigat premiul Newbery Honor: Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers și Show Way.