In this book, we get Cecile's side of the story. Cecile is a spunky little free POC that is Marie-Grace's best friend. She's the one that brings forth M-G's braver and less shy side, and deeply shapes who M-G is as a person.-------- We once again see them meet at Mademoiselle Oceane's vocal clas...
She rapped hard on Miss Martine’s screen door before she found the bell—on the opposite side from where it was supposed to be. Loud old-fashioned chimes sounded somewhere inside. The door opened instantly, as if Miss Martine had been waiting right behind it. “Here I am!” Reesie said a little too ...
Maybe it was a mistake. All she knew was that her mama, Luther Mae, was hollering at the top of her lungs for her to “Bring her womanish behind back, right now!” In fact, there didn’t seem to be any other sounds at all on that late summer day in front of Dr. Baker’s neat brick office building. Ju...