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Reviewed on October 17, 2013 | Fiction
Turner (A Hustler's Wife), one of street lit's pioneer authors, shows readers what it's like growing up in poverty and disenfranchised as a teenager. Every day 15-year-old Calliope Conley has to deal with her off-the-wall crazy mother Shelly in their Miami home. Calliope turns a stone mask to Shelly's verbal taunting and focuses on protecting her younger br...Log In or Sign Up to Read More