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Trouble
A General Fiction Short Story by Janelle Brown
Subgenres:
- Short Story,
- Domestic Fiction,
- Psychological Fiction
This book is for you if you're into...
- Suburban parenting drama with sharp social observation
- Stories where good intentions lead to uncomfortable truths
What does it take to be a good mother? A good neighbor? Straight answers are hard to find in this keenly observed short story by New York Times bestselling author Janelle Brown.
Polly's fourth-grade daughter has been spending a lot of time with her classmate Sylvie—maybe too much. Sylvie's clothes are a little…flashy…and her phone (a ten-year-old with a phone!) doesn't seem to have any parental controls. It seems that Sylvie's mother, with her vape pens and her too-high heels, may not be making good choices. As Polly tries to exert a positive influence, she discovers just how little anyone can tell about a family from the outside.
Janelle Brown's Trouble is part of We Could Be Heroes, a darkly inquisitive collection of short stories that examines heroic intentions versus their real-life consequences. Read or listen to each in a single sitting.
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