This is a bittersweet novel about families that will also break your heart a little. Cinthy and Ezra are teen sisters with a white friend, Ruby whose father abuses her. Initially they are all friends but tensions rise at school when their teacher is found dead and the new teacher is nothing like the kind woman they loved. There is violence, there is death, there is stealing; but there is also resilience, courage, and love that may have you alternately weeping, laughing, and generally being grateful for the life you have with all its pain and beauty!
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