Sweet Like Sugar Cane

<p><strong>Sweet Like Sugar Cane</strong></p><p> by Leah T. Williams</p><p>Before Gwen Richards became a mother navigating life in America she was a teenage girl growing up in St. Kitts learning how to balance tradition desire and her own voice.</p><p>In <em>Sweet Like Sugar Cane</em> Gwen's story unfolds in sun-warmed kitchens quiet classrooms and cane fields heavy with possibility. As her feelings for Lenwell begin to bloom Gwen finds herself pulled between family expectations and her own becoming. With a gentle romance at its core and a deep reverence for Caribbean life this novel is a tender coming-of-age journey rooted in identity girlhood and self-discovery.</p><p>This prequel to <em>Neither Out Far Nor In Deep</em> stands powerfully on its own and is ideal for readers ages 12 and up. A vivid culturally rich addition to school and library collections.</p><p></p><p><strong>An evocative coming-of-age story set in the heart of the Caribbean.</strong></p><p> - <em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p>