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From National Book Award longlisted author Sherri Winston comes an important middle grade novel about a girls tumultuous journey to keep her family together, even when shes falling apart. Sharkita Kita Hayes is always waiting. nWaiting for her mama to mess up. nWaiting for social services to be called again. nWaiting for her and her siblings to be separated. nWaiting for her worst fear to come true. But Mama promises things are different now. Shes got a good job, shes stopped drinking, stopped going out every night-its almost enough to make Kita believe her this time. But even as Kitas life is going good, she cant shake the feeling that everything could go up in flames at any moment. When her assistant principal and trusted dance coach starts asking questions about her home life, Kita is more determined than ever to keep up appearances and make sure her family stays together-even if it means falling apart herself. As the threat of her family being separated again circles like a shark in the water, the pressure starts to get to Kita. But could it be that Kitas worst fear is actually the best thing that could happen to her family . . . and to her? nFrom National Book Award longlisted author Sherri Winston comes an important middle grade novel about a girls tumultuous journey to keep her family together, even when shes falling apart. Kirkus Prize Finalist nLone Star Reading List Selection nNamed a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and School Library Journal n nSharkita Kita Hayes is always waiting. nWaiting for her mama to mess up. nWaiting for social services to be called again. nWaiting for her and her siblings to be separated. nWaiting for her worst fear to come true. But Mama promises things are different now. Shes got a good job, shes stopped drinking, stopped going out every night-its almost enough to make Kita believe her this time. But even as Kitas life is going good, she cant shake the feeling that everything could go up in flames at any moment. When her assistant principal and trusted dance coach starts asking questions about her home life, Kita is more determined than ever to keep up appearances and make sure her family stays together-even if it means falling apart herself. As the threat of her family being separated again circles like a shark in the water, the pressure starts to get to Kita. But could it be that Kitas worst fear is actually the best thing that could happen to her fam
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