What Momma Left Me
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9781599904467
Pages
224 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After the death of their mother, thirteen-year-old Serenity Evans and her younger brother go to live with their grandparents, who try to keep them safe from bad influences and help them come to terms with what has happened to their family. Includes recipe for red velvet cake.
Grade Level
3-5, 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; Family violence; Legal guardianship; death of a mother; abusive father; abused mother; physical abuse; sexual abuse; grandparents raising grandchildren
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American)
Family Formation
grandmother and grandfather
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011 Twelve to Fourteen
Choices, 2011 Children's Fiction
Keywords
bereavement; orphans; baking; murder; school; church; secrets; crime; crisis of faith
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Watson, Renée, "What Momma Left Me" (2010). Diverse Families. 815.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/815