Toning the Sweep

Angela Johnson, Author Scholastic Paperbacks $6.99 (112p) ISBN 978-0-590-48142-7

PW , in a starred review, praised this ``thoughtfully nuanced and penetrating'' novel about three generations of women from an African American family who must cope with a beloved grandmother's illness. Ages 12-up. (Aug.)

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