Debut novelist Clemmons' work centers on Thandi, a young woman who grew up in Pennsylvania with a South African mother. As she moves through life, she grapples with questions of identity. "There's so much feeling in this book," Schluep says.

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Debut novelist Clemmons' work centers on Thandi, a young woman who grew up in Pennsylvania with a South African mother. As she moves through life, she grapples with questions of identity. "There's so much feeling in this book," Schluep says.
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