The people who know, know bits and pieces from their limited perspective. What I have written in this memoir I have never shared like this. No matter how bad things were, we knew to keep the baggage on the inside. My sister and I, we were brought up to look up. People who see me or even know me would never have guessed this was my life during the teenage years. What stories others could tell, but I know mine, and I'm no longer afraid. An immigrant story of coming to America and the struggles to blend in and overcome the many obstacles threatening to derail a dream for a better life. It was just life in a poor neighborhood in Brooklyn. Previously published as Busted: Memoir of Teenage Years.ĭaddy doesn't know. I received this book for free in a Goodreads Giveaway and give my opinion without prejudice and voluntarily.A teenage girl's bittersweet story of coming to America. If you have not had a chance to read one of her books, try this one first. When I first started reading this book, I had no clue that Rekab had written other books and I thought this writer needs to continue to write she has a voice that should be heard – and then I looked her up (laugh) and she has been writing. It is a familiar tale, unfortunately, but I think it is one that every teenager should read and should be part of a high school reading list because it gives the point of view from her at that age and Rekab’s voice is perfectly shown for that time period. She holds the mirror up to everyone – including herself. She indicates this through her stories of her family, friends, and herself. Her voice changes from the child hiding under the table sipping sweet milk to the disillusioned yet still oddly hopeful American immigrant.Ĭoming to America in the 1980s, Rekab’s family came at a period where you would have thought all of the strife of hard living would have passed, but it never does if you are a non-white. Phianna Rekab‘s teenage voice clearly shows through this memoir of those years from her travels from her home in the Caribbean to the dreamland called America.
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