320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781324091417
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Liveright
Publication date: 12 July 2022
Description
Growing up in a rapidly changing Harlem, eight-year-old Malaya hates when her mother drags her to Weight Watchers meetings; she'd rather paint alone in her bedroom or enjoy forbidden street foods with her father. For Malaya, the pressures of her p...
Community Reviews Summary of 95 reviews
Moods
reflective 82%
hopeful 46%
sad 41%
challenging 30%
inspiring 20%
funny 17%
dark 12%
tense 7%
informative 5%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fatphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorderModerate
Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual assaultMinor
Death of parent, Child death, Domestic abuse
320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781324091417
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Liveright
Publication date: 12 July 2022
Description
Growing up in a rapidly changing Harlem, eight-year-old Malaya hates when her mother drags her to Weight Watchers meetings; she'd rather paint alone in her bedroom or enjoy forbidden street foods with her father. For Malaya, the pressures of her p...
Community Reviews Summary of 95 reviews
Moods
reflective 82%
hopeful 46%
sad 41%
challenging 30%
inspiring 20%
funny 17%
dark 12%
tense 7%
informative 5%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fatphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorderModerate
Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual assaultMinor
Death of parent, Child death, Domestic abuse