Dear Diary
Category: Abuse and Violence, Crime, Dysfunctional Families, Emotions and Feelings, Family, Historical Fiction, Middle School, Mysteries and Secrets, Prejudice and Racism, Thriller and Suspense, Upper Elementary Language: English More DetailsLouisiana in the 1940s was a tough time for many people of color! Slavery may have been over, but racism was still very much alive! Getting by as best you could with whatever you were given could be challenging! You’ll meet 11-year-old Doris! She didn’t have much. But her imagination took her far! She was such a bright student! So much so that for her 12th birthday her mom got her a diary! Doris soon realized that her diary would be the only thing she had to document the horrific events that would soon start to take place! Tired of the abuse suffered at the hands of her father, Doris comes up with a plan to stop the abuse once and for all! But what happens when that plan backfires? Will Doris ever get the justice she deserves? This book will take you on an emotional roller coaster! As we look at the world through the eyes of an innocent child! Dear Diary…
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