Kathy’s life sucks and a fight with her mom confirms that nothing will ever change.
Teased at school and treated like an indentured servant at home, Kathy leaves vowing never to return. Surviving that night on her own means facing the demons of her mom’s past and the uncertainty of her own future. Can she come to terms with her unknown ethnicity? With being fatherless? With the isolation and loneliness that brings? Will Kathy continue her spiral toward the destructive cycle of poverty, abuse, and low self-esteem? Or will she find a way out? And if so, what will it cost?
What People Are Saying
In her debut novel, No Less Worthy, author Dorchelle Spence unfurls a brave coming-of-age story that is real and moving.
Jane Schneider
Editor
Memphis Parent magazine
… a deeply moving coming-of-age tale about a bright, sensitive young girl trying to find her place in the world amidst daunting challenges.
Larry Conley
Former Editor
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Detroit Free Press
No Less Worthy emboldens young women to be courageous and rise up from damaging situations. It illuminates the vulnerabilities, desires and inequities that many girls confront as they transition into adulthood.