HOLY SMOKE! This book is AMAZING! I could not put it down. Makeda, AKA Keda, is an 11 year old black girl who has been adopted by white parents. She also has an older sister, Eve, who is white. As Keda's family move to Arizona for her father's job (he's a cellist in a symphony), Keda struggles to fit in at school, because they don't understand "Where are you from?" (Georgia), "Why do you talk so "white"?" and "Is this your real hair?" She also feels isolated from her sister, who is in high school and trying to find her own way. Her mother, who was a prodigy violinist, is also struggling and seeming to go off the deep end.
Based partly on the author's own life this fiction book is a great addition to any library or classroom!
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