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Desperate youth seeks salvation through marriage

"Send No Blessings" is a poignant coming-of-age novel highlighting the struggles of a young girl yearning for love and purpose amidst difficult family dynamics. Naylor's raw and honest prose captures the protagonist's desperation to escape and find a new life, while also exploring the complexities of young love and the challenges of growing up in a low-income household. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking a heartfelt and thought-provoking story about the search for identity and meaning.

  • California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Young Adult (1994)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780140348590
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $5.31
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Publication: 1992-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Young Adult
Related Topics: Coming of Age, Young Adult Contemporary, Young Adult Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.81
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A teenager in a large family that lives in a trailer yearns for love, approval, an escape from endless chores, and a chance to make something of herself; when a good and decent man, seven years her senior, falls in love with her, she realizes marriage to him could solve her problems.A teenager in a large family that lives in a trailer yearns for love, approval, an escape from endless chores, and a chance to make something of herself


Author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Format: Paperback
Edition: Statement
Number of Pages: 240
Publisher: Puffin
Publication Date: 30 Jan 1992
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Desperate youth seeks salvation through marriage

"Send No Blessings" is a poignant coming-of-age novel highlighting the struggles of a young girl yearning for love and purpose amidst difficult family dynamics. Naylor's raw and honest prose captures the protagonist's desperation to escape and find a new life, while also exploring the complexities of young love and the challenges of growing up in a low-income household. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking a heartfelt and thought-provoking story about the search for identity and meaning.

  • California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Young Adult (1994)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.