Others who are lucky enough to escape such experiences can develop empathy for those who do experience them. However, I know there are students out there who are living realities of similar racism, abuse, and violence, and will find this book a healthy way to process those experiences and become change makers for the future. One might say that a high school or middle school student should not be exposed to such content. This is historical fiction intended to reveal the darker sides of history, the racism and abuse that live on today, perhaps in part because nobody wants to talk about it. Nothing in the book felt gratuitous, but rather purposeful. It was also very well-written and the disturbing content written in such a way that a naive reader might miss most of it entirely. The book actually had more disturbing sexual and violent content than I expected. I had a short conversation online with the author (who is a cousin of my teacher friend) in which she explained her reasoning for the content in question. I read this book because it has been challenged at my children’s school district and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
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