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Jun 18, 2019
Deza Malone serves as the wise beyond her years protagonist in this coming of age story during the Great Depression. We first met the Malone family in Curtis' 'Bud Not Buddy', and now get a chance to revisit Deza, her brother Jimmy, and her mother and father, all of whom are trying to get by one day at a time when seems like all of the decks are stacked against them. The poignant afterword makes this book all the more relevant for contemporary audiences as readers are encouraged to take a hard look at how unequal the world still seems.