Attend in person or virtually via Zoom. Pr int copies of the book are available for checkout at the Eola Road Branch Adult Reference Desk or Santori Library\, 3rd floor. Email group facilitat or Becky Clark at \;rc lark@aurorapubliclibrary.org \;for more information. Note: Griot B ook Discussion will meet temporarily at Santori Library during Eola Road B ranch renovations.
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\nFor as long as she could remember\, Ashley has put her father on a pedestal. Despite havi ng only vague memories of seeing him face-to-face\, she believes he's the only person in the entire world who understands her. She thinks she unders tands him too. He's sensitive like her\, an artist\, and maybe even just a s afraid of the dark. She's certain that one day they'll be reunited again \, and she'll finally feel complete. There are just a few problems: he's i n prison\, and she doesn't know what he did to end up there. Through pover ty\, puberty\, and a fraught relationship with her mother\, Ashley returns to her image of her father for hope and encouragement. She doesn't know h ow to deal with the incessant worries that keep her up at night\, or how t o handle the changes in her body that draw unwanted attention from men. In her search for unconditional love\, Ashley begins dating a boy her mother hates\; when the relationship turns sour\, he assaults her. Still reeling from the rape\, which she keeps secret from her family\, Ashley finally f inds out why her father is in prison. And that's where the story really be gins. Somebody&rsquo\;s Daughter steps into the world of growing up a poor Black girl exploring how isolating and complex such a childhood can be. As Ashley battles her body and her environment\, she provides a po ignant coming-of-age recollection that speaks to finding the threads betwe en who you are and what you were born into\, and the complicated familial love that often binds them. (publisher description)
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