![]() Davis gracefully and honestly addresses Dess’s discomfort in living with parents of another race (she is white, while the Carters are black), and the misunderstandings borne out of prejudice. ![]() Alternating between the girls’ perspectives, Davis ( Happy Families) insightfully traces the difficult adjustments each teen faces, coexisting in a home where everyone is supposed to “choose kindness” in all things. Even harder to tolerate is the Carters’ nerdy teenage daughter, Hope, who is the complete opposite of aggressive, hard-edged Dess. ![]() Now, with her father in prison and her mother planning to testify against him, Dess has a chance to reunite with her four-year-old brother, Austin, if she can bear living with his rich foster parents. The daughter of an abusive father and drug-addicted mother, 15-year-old Dess has led a tumultuous life, hopping from one social-service placement to another. ![]()
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