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Sep 13, 2014MapleValleyTeens rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
While there have been many well written stories about the integration of schools in the south, what makes this story stand out is the story within the story – the unique and rich relationship between the girls, a white student whose family is spearheading the anti-integration movement, and a black student, one of the first in a group of black students to attend a white school. Written in alternating perspectives, the novel is ripe with discussion questions, and feels like an intimate and accurate account of the times. The bullying that happens to the black students feels realistic and heartbreaking, and teens will identify with the love/hate, complicated relationship between the main characters.