~ Trade Paperback
~ New Release - 2024
Living in a tiny two-room house in Kingston, Jamaica with her grandmother, aunt, and mother, thirteen-year-old Pumkin Patterson is determined to bake her way out of her dysfunctional family and into the opportunity of a lifetime . . .
Funny and heartbreaking, Sweetness in the Skin tells the story of a girl figuring out who she is, what she is capable of, and where she truly belongs.
"Delightful, Sweetness in the Skin is a tender, at times humorous, coming-of-age tale that celebrates the flavors and language of Jamaica." -- Charmaine Wilkerson, bestselling author of Black Cake