A book everyone should read

I don’t know if I have the words to accurately describe how this book made me feel.

So many times we feel helpless when it comes to the fight against bigotry in all its forms, but this book is about hope! The hope that one day the tides will change, as the next generations age up things will shift. As someone who grew up in a conservative household and used to spout off how she was fiscally conservative but socially liberal, I relate so much to this coming of age story. The points made about people being kind, and loving, and still voting for a candidate who runs on racism and hatred... they are so spot on it hurt.

That’s what turned the tide for me as I came of age. I can’t support candidates who willingly and genuinely want to keep people unequal, and who are willingly to perpetuate harm against people just because they are different than them. I no longer accept gaslighting and expressions of, “but that’s not me.” Why yes, if that’s how you voted it is you.

Maya and James are the inspiration we all need in this life. They are all of us navigating this big wide world of culture and color. This is just such an honest story that I felt to my core, and I hope everyone else reads it too.