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Stephanie Earls
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Albany Times Union
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03/25/2007
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For much of her young life, Bea Bea Gray has fought with her fists to get what she wants. Now she struggles to build a better life.
This is a classic narrative of overcoming obstacles. We liked Earls' use of Bea's hands as a unifying motif. Bea's character is engaging in part because she is atypical, at least to most middle-class readers: the girl who fights. Earls captures well Bea's complexity, her challenges and aspirations.
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