One Thing That's True

by Cheryl Foggo

Thirteen-year-old Roxanne has a best friend, a brother, and is looking forward to summer vacation when her parents begin fighting, her brother is angry with everyone, and she meets a boy.

Paperback

First published June 1, 1997

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. Met the author at a family wedding in Calgary this summer, perhaps I'm a bit biased, but I think fifth and sixth graders would love it. One of the very few books I know where the family is black but race is not the focus of the book at all. It's a book about family and friendship and first love. Short, only 128 pages, so I read it in a morning. Really couldn't put it down. I wanted to find out where the plot was going. Just enough of a hint that something serious is coming to grab my attention. Lovely writing and sense of how real people talk, react to bullying. Just a gem of a book.

[Div · Rating 5 out of 5]

its good