Killing Miss Kitty and Other Sins

The time is 1950. The place is a small town in the Midwest. The girl is Claire, and she has a new black friend. But in an all-white town, how open can the girls be about their friendship?
Now Claire faces being the "new girl" in school. A year later, she is confronting betrayal . . . and sin. Finally, she is fifteen and in love. But it is not a love that can be spoken of, least of all by Claire.
In five interrelated stories, Claire grows into a young woman, learning about racism, sex, and love along the way. Most of all, she learns about truth.

Author: Marion Dane Bauer
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 11/01/2008
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.3lbs
Size: 6.80h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780547076140

About the Author
Bauer, Marion Dane: -

Marion Dane Bauer has written more than one hundred children's books, including picture books, easy readers, early chapter books, and novels. She won a Newbery Honor for On My Honor, a middle grade coming-of-age story. She lives in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. www.mariondanebauer.com.