| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
264 pages ; 22 cm |
| Awards |
Bellwether Prize for Fiction, 2008. |
| Summary |
After a devastating family tragedy in Chicago with Rachel the only survivor, she goes to live with the paternal grandmother she's never met, in a decidedly black neighborhood in Portland, Ore. Suddenly, at 11, Rachel is in a world that demands her to be either white or black. As she struggles with her grief and the haunting, yet-to-be-revealed truth of the tragedy, her appearance and intelligence place her under constant scrutiny. Laronne, Rachel's deceased mother's employer, and Brick, a young boy who witnessed the tragedy and because of his personal misfortunes is drawn into Rachel's world, help piece together the puzzle of Rachel's family. |
| Subject |
Racially mixed children -- Fiction.
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Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction.
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Intergenerational relations -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781565126800 |
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1565126807 |
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