Towelhead
Author: Alicia Erian
Experienced in ways she shouldn’t be, 13-year-old Jasira secretly craves protection from her abusive father and a lecherous neighbor in this disturbing first novel by Erian. The novel opens as Jasira’s mother, jealous of her boyfriend’s interest in her daughter, sends the girl to Houston to live with her father. Though eager to please him, Jasira finds her father cold, sho….Read More
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