Author
Alice Childress
2 books here
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich
Middle grade · ages 10–14 · 720L · 1978
A 1978 landmark that holds up—unflinching portrait of a 13-year-old struggling with heroin addiction told through multiple voices, with no easy answers or sentimentality.
Rainbow Jordan
Middle grade · ages 10–14 · 750L · 1999
A quietly powerful debut about a girl waiting for her mother who never shows up—Childress writes with unflinching tenderness about what kids actually do when adults disappoint them.