This is a wonderful and nuanced book about being biracial and navigating racial privilege in one’s own family as a child. Protagonist Violent Diamond has never met her father. He died in a car accident a few months before she was born and as a result, she’s been raised exclusively among her white family members. Though she loves her mother and big sister, it hurts each time a perplexed stranger gives her a strange look or asks if she’s adopted. Coretta Scott King Honor Winner Brenda Woods has crafted a moving novel featuring a strong protagonist who simply yearns to know both sides of her family. (Aimed at readers ages 8 to 12)
