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Title: Valiant effort at a first novel
Review: A father, determined to show his family a better life, moves them 'on up' to Lakeland. It is a gaited community for up and coming, middle class blacks. Tempestt, his pre-teen daughter, is not too happy. She misses the bonds from her old neighborhood and finds herself being mesmerized by the life in the dilapidated area on the other side of the fence. She befriends another 'out of place' child and the subsequent tragedy that ensues proves to alter lives on both sides of the fence.This was a valiant effort at a first novel which deals with several issues that impact the black community. It is a good discussion book for reading clubs.
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