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Davis, Tanita S.

Peas and Carrots

279 pp. | Knopf | February, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-553-51281-6 $17.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-553-51282-3 $20.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-533-51283-0
(2) YA Fifteen-year-old Dess, who is white, isn't excited about living with her half-brother's affluent African American foster family after her mother is arrested. Things get worse when Dess meets Hope, the Carters' teenage daughter. The girls immediately dislike each other and compete in every arena. This touching story about different ways to make a family is also a complex look at race, class, and the judgments people make.
Reviewer: Sarah Hannah Gomez | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2016

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