I really like this book. There’s definately a lot going on in this book but it’s interesting to read. I love the relationship that Cole and Birdie have. Cole watches out for her little sister and is probably the only person that knows her the best. She protects her in school when she gets picked on by the other girls because they think she’s white. I couldn’t believe what the girls did to her in the bathroom. I felt so bad for birdie. She’s so confused about who she is. I think it’s kinda weird how the children have to say “black is beautiful” every day in class. I don’t really like how their father favors Cole over Birdie and is closer to her. I’m glad that Birdie got a chance to spend one on one time with him in the park, even though the police interrogated them. Race is definately a big theme in this book. Everything revolves around race…the family, the school, the people in their community. The family is being excluded from everyone in their community. Birdie was excluded at school, but now that the other children know that she’s black, she now fits in. Birdie tries to change her image to fit in as well. She buys new clothes and gets her hair done by her friend (I forgot her friend’s name). I’m glad that she’s finally fitting in, and now she has a new group of friend’s called The Brown Sugars. I think it’s funny that girls can only be in the group if they have a boyfriend. How old are these girls…9? lol it just seems so funny. I’m interested to see what new things we discover when we read the rest of the book.
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