Money Hungry by Sharon Flake

Money Hungry by Sharon Flake

Thirteen-year-old Raspberry Hill is starved for money. She will do just about anything legal to get her hands on the almighty dollar--wash cars, sell rotten candy, skip lunch, clean houses. She is obsessed. She is driven. She is afraid. Memories of being homeless, sleeping in the streets, and eating handouts keep Raspberry's eye on the only prize that matters to her: cold, hard cash. When the green stuff greases her palm, she gets comfort from feeling its crinkly paper power. And, when money is your best friend, there's more to do than hold it. Raspberry kisses her cash. She smells it. She loves it.

But even money can't answer the questions that keep Raspberry awake at night. Will she and Momma ever move out of the projects? What did Ja'nae do with the two hundred bucks Raspberry loaned her? And what's really going on with Momma and that rich doctor?

A haunting story of greed and forgiveness by the award-winning author of THE SKIN I'M IN, this unforgettable novel will keep you glued to every page. Bank on it.

The Skin I'm In, a pioneering work by Sharon G.Flake, introduced a daring dimension to writing for young readers. The Skin I'm In has sold over a million copies worldwide and has been translated into multiple languages, making it a modern classic. Across the world, the novel is required reading in classrooms and communities. Flake has written over a dozen books since its publication, garnering many Coretta Scott King Honor Awards, ALA Notable and Top Ten Suggested Books nominations, and an NAACP Image Award nomination, among other honors. Her most recent novel, The Life I'm In, a companion to The Skin I'm In, has received four starred reviews and has been hailed as one of the decade's most anticipated sequels.