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Teaching Heaven

Heaven

A poignant novel of deception and self-discover from three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Angela Johnson.<BR><BR><i>You never know what&#8217;s gonna come down&#8212;in Heaven. </i><BR> <BR>At fourteen, Marley knows she has Momma's hands and Pops's love for ice cream, that her brother doesn't get on her nerves too much, and that Uncle Jack is a big mystery. But Marley doesn't know all she thinks she does, because she doesn't know the truth. And when the truth comes down with the rain one stormy summer afternoon, it changes everything. It turns Momma and Pops into liars. It makes her brother a stranger and Uncle Jack an even bigger mystery. <BR> <BR>All of a sudden, Marley doe

Angela Johnson
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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RL.3 - Characters & Plot

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