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357 pp.
| Clarion |
July, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-0-544-83957-1$16.99
(2)
4-6
Sophie's is the only African American family in an otherwise all-white neighborhood in 1965 Los Angeles. From learning about Emmett Till to witnessing an innocent man's arrest to the Watts rebellion, twelve-year-old Sophie is forced to face a reality different from that of those around her, resulting in a true coming-of-age story. The portrayal of an upper-middle-class African American family is an unusual and welcome one.
Reviewer: Eboni Njoku
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2017