Shh... Don't Tell

by M.A. Moorer

Betrayed and silenced... Childhood abuse, her mother's denial, and pregnancy at 16 shatter a teenage girl's self-worth. But, with growing resolve, she takes the first steps toward a brighter future.

236 pages, Paperback

First published April 9, 2008

Reviews

[African Americans on the Move Book Club · Rating 4 out of 5]

Michelle Moorer¢s Shh Don¢t Tell, was one of the most heart felt life changing stories. Imagine being a small child and having your father touch you in a way that should only be for his wife. The life of Michelle is one of a journey through heart wrenching terror, and cries. Her mother who was a loving person but did not know how to be a mother closed her eyes to reality when not only Michelle¢s father molested her, but he mother¢s boyfriend. How can a mother not protect her own? This life leads Michelle to experience sex at a young age, and now the life she wanted to choose may not come to past. Moorer wrote this novel with so much clarity that I could vision every cry she wept. I could feel the turmoil from the abusive home she lived in. Shh Don¢t tell is not only a eye opener to child abuse, it opens your eyes to a young girls struggle to find peace. I highly recommend this novel to those who have been abused or know someone who has, and learn from this life changing story. Although the novel drops off keeping us wondering what is next. So I am ready for part 2.



Tamika Newhouse

AAMBC Reviewer