A review by amberinpieces
Black, White, Other: In Search of Nina Armstrong by Joan Steinau Lester
5.0
Nina Armstrong is a biracial teen with a little brother, Jimi, whose skin is darker than her own, a black father, and a white mother. Her life is good and she has great friends but it is not until her parents decide to divorce that she realizes she has been viewing her life through rose-colored glasses.
Everyone in Nina’s life is changing. Her father transforms from mellow to angry, seeming to forget that his children are half white. Nina’s mother is irritable and begins to curse more than usual. Her sweet and sometimes annoying little brother steals someone else’s property. Her white friends start to imply she is too black while her black friends imply she is too white.
Nina’s world is crumbling and she sees racial boundaries where she had not noticed them before. She has no idea which side she belongs on. She turns to her only source of solace, the story of her great-great-grandmother Sarah’s escape from slavery. Maybe Sarah’s story can help Nina discover her own identity.
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Everyone in Nina’s life is changing. Her father transforms from mellow to angry, seeming to forget that his children are half white. Nina’s mother is irritable and begins to curse more than usual. Her sweet and sometimes annoying little brother steals someone else’s property. Her white friends start to imply she is too black while her black friends imply she is too white.
Nina’s world is crumbling and she sees racial boundaries where she had not noticed them before. She has no idea which side she belongs on. She turns to her only source of solace, the story of her great-great-grandmother Sarah’s escape from slavery. Maybe Sarah’s story can help Nina discover her own identity.
Read the full review here.