Neat Author:Charlayne Woodard This autobiographical drama focuses around the life of Charlayne Woodard's aunt Beneatha, known as Neat. As an infant, Neat was accidentally fed camphor oil by her illiterate great-grandmother, who was unable to read the bottle's label. When the poisoning was discovered, Neat was rushed to the nearest emergency room only to be refused treatment.... more » By the time her mother got her to the black hospital, Neat was permanently brain-damaged. Woodard paints the story of her relationship with her childlike aunt, from her excitement of having a "grown-up" playmate to her embarrassment at some of Neat's simple ways. Alternating between Savannah, Georgia, and Albany, New York, Woodard's story shares moving and, at times, painful memories.« less