A powerful middle grade coming-of-age novel set in a slowly integrating upper middle class Los Angeles neighborhood in the summer of 1965, from a Coretta Scott King Honor Awardwinning author. Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Sharon M. Draper.
It's 1965, Los Angeles. Sophie is the new black kid in a nearly all-white neighborhood; her beloved sister, Lily, is going away to college soon; and her parents' marriage is rocky. Plus, there's her family's new, disapproving housekeeper to deal with. Then riots erupt in nearby Watts and a friend is unfairly arrested, and Sophie learns that lifeand her own place in itis even more complicated than she'd once thought.
';Honest, witty... relatable. Unfairness and race-consciousness run through the storyso do surprises. Bigotry wears many guises. Kindness does too.' Wall Street Journal
';Thoughtful and well-wrought.... Compassionate, pointed, and empowering.' Booklist,starred review
';An impressive coming-of-age story.' Kirkus Reviews,starred review
';Reveals how an impressionable and intelligent child learns from the injustices that touch her, her family, and her friends.' Publishers Weekly,starred review
