First published 2019
Sixteen-year-old Maggie navigates the complex terrain of race, class, and culture as she moves from her predominantly white hometown to a new school in Brooklyn. Torn between her mother's Haitian heritage and her father's American upbringing, Maggie struggles to find her place, unsure if she's "Black enough" for her peers. When a powerful new friendship challenges her self-perception, Maggie must confront her own biases and embrace the many facets of her identity.
Genres: fiction, african-american, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, identity-crisis
Setting: Brooklyn, Haiti
Period: 21st-century
400 pages · Hardcover · Versify