I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This
By Jacqueline Woodson
(Speak, Paperback, 9780142405550, 128pp.)
Publication Date: July 2006
Other Editions of This Title: Prebound (July 2006), Prebound (July 2006), Hardcover (June 2006), Mass Market Paperback (October 1995)
Categories: Family - Parents, Social Issues - Friendship, Social Issues - Sexual Abuse
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Description
In this Coretta Scott King Honor Book, 12-year-old Marie is African American. She befriends Lena, a white girl, because both have lost their mothers. Lena has a terrifying secret, and Marie must decide if she can help Lena more by keeping her secret--or by telling it.











