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Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
5.0
challenging emotional medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Thank you @prhaudio for a copy of this audiobook. 

Wow!! This was such a heartbreaking and timely read. This historical fiction is based on real events in the early 70s where young Black girls are given birth control and tubes tied to reduce unwanted pregnancy. This was an eye opener that healthcare workers felt this was for the benefit of these victims and taken their reproductive rights. It made me mad that these health workers took advantage of parents that are illiterate and trusted them. 

The story is told in past and present by Civil who is a Black nurse that started her first job in administering the birth control. The book address not only about race, but class and women's rights as well.