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Congratulations to January 2010’s Student Choice Contest Winner Renee Holland Davidson.
PEARLS OF SORROW by Renee Holland Davidson
Madelyn sits in the back seat of her mom’s Hyundai, forehead pressed against the window. She’s counting SUVs–black ones like her father used to drive–and trying to ignore her mother and sister arguing in the front.
Even if she hadn’t been able to hear their words, she could have quoted their conversation as if she had scripted it. Their dialog echoes through her head like endless reruns of some feuding daytime drama.
“Darn it, Rosie. You could at least pretend you’re part of the family,” her mother says. “Why must you always sit in the corner with your sourpuss face?”
Rosie spits back, “I told you I didn’t want to go. Cousin Sara’s Sweet Sixteen… please. She’s been whoring around since junior high.” READ MORE …
