Lena Cover:Paperback if society doesn't see you

if society doesn't see you as a person

and black businesses lag behind businesses of all other racial groups in every measure of success

a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Simone Biles

Readers of Telgemeir's Guts will recognize similar mental health and wellness strategies and fans of Patterson's Middle School series will appreciate the honest look at uncertainty and chaos that middle graders can bring

and might even be a sweet addition to the family

Lena Cover:Paperback if society doesn't see youA compelling story of survival from a four time Newbery Honor winning author At the end of I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This , Lena and her younger sister, Dion, set off on their own, desperate to escape their abusive father. Disguised as boys, they hitchhike along, traveling in search of their mother's relatives. They don't know what they will find, or who they can trust along the way, but they do know that they can't afford to make even one single