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Gr 8 Up—Fourteen-year-old budding artist Maisie chronicles her life as a white and Jewish girl in the Bronx via verse. Her mother is physically and emotionally abusive while her father is mostly absent; Maisie and her brother Davy are set against each other in a battle to stay safe. As Maisie begins high school she befriends Rachel and soon, Rachel's artist mother Kiki. Maisie is entranced by this family who encourages her dr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More