📖Recommend for Grades 6 and up📖
by Brandy Colbert
Alberta has been the only Black girl on her block, in her grade, and just one of the few in the Ewing Beach. Then Edie moves in across the street, and now suddenly she isn’ the only Black Girl around. When Edie discovers old journals written by somebody named Constance, the pair decide to read them and figure out who she is. Alberta loves having a new friend in Edie, but her presence complicates things with her best friend, Laramie.
A great tween read about self-discovery, friendship, and family. Alberta very much knows what it is like to be different, being one of the few Black people in her town and being raised by two dads. Her dealing with these differences shapes her throughout the book. Interwoven into Alberta’s story are Constance’s journal entries that she reads. While they play a role in Alberta’s story, the mystery of who Constance is is a mystery within the main story.
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