Kendra

By Coe Booth

Categories: Literature & Fiction

Kendra is a young adult novel by Coe Booth, published in 2008. Fourteen-year-old Kendra lives with her grandmother in the Bronx while her mother, who had her as a teenager, finishes her education. Kendra longs to live with her mother but is kept at a distance, and she seeks attention from an older boy. The novel explores family, self-worth and sexuality as Kendra tries to find her place and her own voice.

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• John Green: “Speaking of which, Kendra by Coe Booth. Her first book Tyrell is more famous, I like this one just as much.”