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Rosa wrote: "I just finished reading Kingsblood Royal."Sounds good. Thank you, Rosa you're usually the first one with good recommendations.
Rosa wrote: "My pleasure! Another is Nothing But the Truth (and a few white lies) ."Another good one, thanks.
Rosa wrote: "No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again"Thank you.
A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury In The Boondocks comic strip, there's a little biracial girl named Jazmine who is one young revolutionary's only weakness.
When the Black Girl Sings--this is about a black girl who's been raised by white parents, and how she tries to create a black identity for herself. Up your alley.
Rosa wrote: "When the Black Girl Sings--this is about a black girl who's been raised by white parents, and how she tries to create a black identity for herself. Up your alley."Rosa wrote: "A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury In The Boondocks comic strip, there's a little biracial girl named Jazmine who is one young revolutionary's only weakness."
Thank you, Rosa.
Andy wrote: "
and of course the classic
"These sound great! Thanks.
Kinfolks: Falling Off the Family Tree - The Search for My Melungeon AncestorsLife on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black
Anisha_book_lover wrote: "The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond Violet knew she was biracial in the beginning, but she visits her African-American grandmother and learns a lot more about her dad who die..."
Rainbowheart wrote: "The Mask That Sang"
Thank you guys
Nonfiction: The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White MotherFiction: It's a subplot in Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi. Boy, Snow, Bird
What's the Name of That Book???
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The Red Pyramid Born to a white mother and black father Carter (back) Sadie (white) nobody ever believes that they're siblings.
The Girl Who Fell from the Sky Rachel moves to a mostly black community, where her light brown skin, blue eyes, and beauty bring mixed attention her way. Growing up in the 1980s, she learns to swallow her overwhelming grief and confronts her identity as a biracial young woman in a world that wants to see her as either black or white.
Caucasia Birdie and Cole are the daughters of a black father and a white mother. To the outside world they can't be sisters: Birdie appears to be white, while Cole appears to be black.
Secret Daughter: A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away June's mother gave her up when it became clear that her dark-skinned, kinky-haired child could no longer "pass." Within her adopted family, June struggled with her identity as the black radicalism of the times collided head on with her family’s more traditional ideals.