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Like Sisters on the Homefront by Rita Williams-Garcia follows fourteen-year-old Gayle, who, after a second pregnancy leads to an abortion, is sent by her mother from Jamaica, Queens, to live with her uncle's strict religious family in rural Georgia. Initially rebellious and unhappy, Gayle gradually forms bonds with her new family, discovers her roots, and decides to take control of her own life by focusing on education and her responsibilities as a mother. Contains sensitive topics, including teenage pregnancy and abortion.