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motherless
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The story is narrated by Eshe, a motherless pregnant teenager whose love for her brother Skeetah is at the heart of the novel, along with Skeetah’s love for his prize pitbull, China.
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Expect rich character development in both Vernice and Annie—two motherless best friends being raised in the Jim Crow South—and absorbing prose in this sweeping saga.
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“Fatherless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherless. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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