Begging for Change by Sharon Flake

Begging for Change by Sharon Flake

Is there greed in Raspberry Hill's genes?

In this sequel to Coretta Scott King Honor Book MONEY HUNGRY, once-homeless Raspberry Hill vows never to end up on the streets again. It's been a year since Raspberry's mother threw her hard-earned money out the window like trash, so to Raspberry money equals security and balance. And she's determined to do anything to achieve it.

But when a troubled neighborhood teenager attacks her mother and Raspberry's drug-addicted father returns, Raspberry becomes desperate for her life to change and ends up doing the unthinkable, potentially ruining her friendships and losing her self-respect along the way. Will Raspberry accept that nothing good comes of bad money? Or is she destined to follow in her father's footsteps?

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.