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Sweet Like Sugar Cane
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781962776103
Publisher: Leah T. Williams
Published: Jun 1 2025
Pages: 212
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.58 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Sweet Like Sugar Cane
by Leah T. Williams
Before Gwen Richards became a mother navigating life in America, she was a teenage girl growing up in St. Kitts, learning how to balance tradition, desire, and her own voice.
In Sweet Like Sugar Cane, Gwen's story unfolds in sun-warmed kitchens, quiet classrooms, and cane fields heavy with possibility. As her feelings for Lenwell begin to bloom, Gwen finds herself pulled between family expectations and her own becoming. With a gentle romance at its core and a deep reverence for Caribbean life, this novel is a tender coming-of-age journey rooted in identity, girlhood, and self-discovery.
This prequel to Neither Out Far Nor In Deep stands powerfully on its own and is ideal for readers ages 12 and up. A vivid, culturally rich addition to school and library collections.
An evocative coming-of-age story set in the heart of the Caribbean.
- Kirkus Reviews
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