Everything you need to understand or teach Swift River by Essie Chambers.
In Essie Chambers's novel Swift River, 16-year-old Diamond Newberry feels trapped in her Swift River hometown and desperate to escape her insular home life. One day, she receives a letter from her estranged Auntie Lena who begins to reveal new and shocking details about Diamond's missing father and late relatives. Diamond must decide what these letters mean about her past and for her future. Written from Diamond's first-person point of view, the novel explores alienation, belonging, and connection.
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