She Said, She Said (Kimani Tru Series) Book

When I first started this book I was immediately turned off by the text-speak and the teen-slang and the urban trash talking. But I stuck with it and discovered that while I still didn't like the style, I did enjoy the story of a mother and daughter experiencing the teen years ultimately through another's eyes. Tamika and her mother are like gasoline and a lit match. Her mother hates her boyfriend and isn't enthused about her going off to a photography camp. Tamika considers her mother boring and uptight but when summer plans change and the two have to travel to Georgia to clean out Tamika's grandmother's house, Tamika discovers a whole new side of her mother. A freer, more relaxed, mother. And Tamika isn't certain she likes the new incarnation. But the house still needs to be cleaned out and Tamika steps up to the plate, surprising both her mother and herself with her ingenuity. It turned into an interesting story that I ultimately enjoyed despite the "language" barrier.