A review by necessaryfictions
Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

4.5

I can fly- yes, fly. Me, Cassie Louise Lightfoot, only eight years old and in the third grade, and I can fly. That means I am free to go wherever I want for the rest of my life.

gah the potent longing to have the comfort of financial stability for your family from the young mind... the tone is really well done. i adore the style of the illustrations, and the final quilt spread.