There are two constants in Opal’s life: her dad’s grungy green baseball cap, and her troubled pal, Marianne, whom Opal loves as a best friend . . . and even more. But nothing stays the same forever. When Opal receives the horrifying news that Marianne is dead, she suddenly must live her life and make decisions based on the needs of one person instead of two. Only with the help of her family and the story of Hannah, a runaway slave, can Opal begin to free herself from the weight of her memories, her ghosts, and her own truth.

ISBN: 9780618495702
Imprint: ClarionBks
On Sale: Apr 29, 2008
List price: $20
No of pages: 176
Trim Size: 6.600 in (w) x 9.030 in (h) x 1.400 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General

Tonya Hegamin

Biography

Tonya Cherie Hegamin decided that she would be a writer when she was eight years old. Between then and now, she has also been a social worker, an educator, a vintage clothing vendor, a vegan soul food caterer, and the program director of a poetry retreat. Tonya is a graduate of Cave Canem and a native of Pennsylvania.

There are two constants in Opal’s life: her dad’s grungy green baseball cap, and her troubled pal, Marianne, whom Opal loves as a best friend . . . and even more. But nothing stays the same forever. When Opal receives the horrifying news that Marianne is dead, she suddenly must live her life and make decisions based on the needs of one person instead of two. Only with the help of her family and the story of Hannah, a runaway slave, can Opal begin to free herself from the weight of her memories, her ghosts, and her own truth.

ISBN: 9780618495702
Imprint: ClarionBks
On Sale: Apr 29, 2008
List price: $20
No of pages: 176
Trim Size: 6.600 in (w) x 9.030 in (h) x 1.400 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General

Tonya Hegamin

Biography

Tonya Cherie Hegamin decided that she would be a writer when she was eight years old. Between then and now, she has also been a social worker, an educator, a vintage clothing vendor, a vegan soul food caterer, and the program director of a poetry retreat. Tonya is a graduate of Cave Canem and a native of Pennsylvania.