Peas and Carrots

Enlightening, important, but maybe characters are a bit 'typical' and maybe some events are a bit convenient. But there's lots of stuff here that isn't cliched or predictable, too. And I love that it's not really Juvenile lit, as the girls are teens, but it's not YA, because they're not boy-crazy or caught up in melodramatic rebellions against the world, so it's good for those in-between readers that don't really have many books just right for them.

I have to admit that I just didn't quite feel it. I did read the whole thing, never thought about DNFing it, but still, I just wanted to smack the girls and tell them to get a grip, act as smart as they clearly are. But hey, that's mean, I had to remind myself: they are just kids, and there show more are a lot of challenges going on that make it difficult for them to think things through clearly. So, I dunno. I think there's a lot to love about this book, but I can't quite give it four stars, personally. show less

I love Tanita Davis's work and this one is a sweet story of a girl in foster care going to live with a new family where her biological brother is already residing. Lots of touchstones with class, race, and identity.

I liked the fact that the foster child was white and the foster family was African-American. Made for a little bit of a different story.