"Upstate" by Kalisha Buckhanon

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January 25, 1990
Dear Natasha,

Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?  I need to know if you believe what everybody saying about me because I need to know if you got my back.  Right now I don't know who in my corner and who ain't.

(This excerpt appears on page 4 of Upstate, written by Kalisha Buckhanon, 2005)


Antonio is in prison, Natasha is not, but they're in love.  They've been torn apart but are determined to remain faithful to each other by writing letters.

They write letters for ten years, and every letter appears for you to read in Upstate.  You get to see their love, perspective, writing, faith, and hearts change as they do.

Here is an audio clip from Upstate.  It covers Antonio's first letter to Natasha.

Kalisha Buckhanon has some serious web presence!  Find her on...

• on her website
• on her blog
• on Twitter
• on Facebook
• on Tumblr
• on YouTube
• on MySpace

Praise for Upstate

• American Library Association's ALEX Award, 2006
• Audio Publishers Award for Literary Fiction, 2006
• Nominated for the Hurston/Wright Foundation's Debut Fiction Legacy Award, 2006
• Terry McMillan Young Author Award, 2006

See Upstate in Salina Public Library's catalog:

• Upstate in book format
• Upstate in audiobook format (CD)

See Upstate on Goodreads.com



macstories.  (2012, April 12).  Upstate by Kalisha Buckhanon--Audiobook Excerpt [Video File].  Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PclAOhIqDM

Buckhanon, Kalisha.  Upstate.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 2005.  Print.  ISBN-0312332688; hardback; USD $19.95.