Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson writes a
poignant young adult novel of deception, self-discovery, and knowing
what to do when truth is at hand.
*You never know what's gonna come down--in Heaven.*At fourteen, Marley
knows she has
Momma's hands and Pops's love for ice cream, that her brother doesn't
get on her nerves too much, and that Uncle Jack is a big mystery. But
Marley doesn't know all she thinks she does, because she doesn't know
the truth. And when the truth comes down with the rain one stormy summer
afternoon, it changes everything. It turns Momma and Pops into liars. It
makes her brother a stranger and Uncle Jack an even bigger mystery.
All of a sudden, Marley doesn't know who she is anymore and can only
turn to the family she no longer trusts to find out. Truth often brings
change. Sometimes that change is for the good. Sometimes it isn't.