Lena

About this book

The companion to the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning I Hadnt Meant to Tell You This now available in paperback. At the end of I Hadnt Meant to Tell You This Maries friend Lena and her little sister Dion run away to escape their abusive father leaving Marie full of longing and readers full of questions. Now those questions are answered. After cutting off all their hair Lena and Dion leave one evening as the sun sets. Disguised as boys they set out in search of their mothers family. But will they ever make it? Whom can two young girls trust? They cant afford to make even one mistake. Now Lena tells what happened to the two girls out in the world and of their search for a place to belong and the home they dream of and deserve.