A blue bed sheet, a halo-like hairstyle, and a rhinestone tiara...
These are just some of the oddities 15-year-old Amandla is forced to endure as her mother, Annalisa, acts upon recurring visions to reunite Amandla's estranged father.
I was immediately pulled into Amandla's world as she so vividly and candidly described her eccentric mother's obsessive efforts to make this dream come true.
I could feel Amandla's dread and exhaustion as she geared up to go along on yet another crazed pursuit that seemed to leave her feeling hopeless for herself, her mother, and any chance of finding normal.
At first glance, the beautiful, vibrant contemporary cover of Sugar Town Queens drew me in, and after sampling Mala Nunn's exceptional writing, I knew this would be a book I would have to read.
I was immediately pulled into Amandla's world as she so vividly and candidly described her eccentric mother's obsessive efforts to make this dream come true.
I could feel Amandla's dread and exhaustion as she geared up to go along on yet another crazed pursuit that seemed to leave her feeling hopeless for herself, her mother, and any chance of finding normal.
At first glance, the beautiful, vibrant contemporary cover of Sugar Town Queens drew me in, and after sampling Mala Nunn's exceptional writing, I knew this would be a book I would have to read.