![]() ![]() 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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