"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. YAs will identify with these strong personalities as they struggle to overcome real problems in a contemporary world.?Dottie Kraft, formerly at Fairfax County Public Schools, VAĬopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. The story is filled with lessons about life, including the church as a social haven and the value and necessity for true friends and family. The novel is about the friendship of two African-American women and the relationship began when they were young girls and continues throughout the unexpected twists and turns their lives take. In the satisfying ending, Gayle, Pat, and Marcus emerge from their desolation and all is right with their world. Virginia DeBerry's first novel, Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made, co-authored with Donna Grant, has been highly acclaimed. The choices they make throughout their lives lead to undesirable consequences but result in each person becoming a worthwhile and compassionate adult. As adolescents, the lives of the three are forever intertwined when they witness the gun accident that kills Marcus's brother. He seems on a self-destructive course until he faces the truth about his brother's death. Marcus Carter becomes the baseball hero he's never wanted to be and almost kills himself in the process. Patricia Reid is a tossed-away child who struggles for acceptance by becoming an academic and, later, a corporate success she strives for perfection before revealing her true identity to her wealthy father she becomes emotionally empty and another victim of downsizing. Gayle Saunders, growing up in a home with caring, loving parents, seems to have it all?beauty, charisma, and eventually a rich, handsome husband and a beautiful daughter she loses almost everything and ends up in a homeless shelter. This novel about the friendship of three African Americans from their childhood meeting through their present-day lives is filled with fast-paced events that pull readers into the story.
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