Written by: Kristen R. Lee
First line: The pizza drivers don't deliver here after seven.
Why you should read this book: Savannah Howard just wanted to attend the historically Black university ten miles away from the Memphis housing project where she grew up, but after years of sacrificing her social life for grades she finds herself the recipient of a full scholarship at an ivy league school, and her mother won't hear of her going anywhere else. From the moment she sets foot on the Wooddale campus, Savannah finds herself the target of multiple microaggressions, followed almost immediately by multiple incidents of overt racism, all of which is swept under the rug by an administration intent on protecting a white legacy student with his name on a brand new building. How much is Savannah willing to rock the boat in the pursuit of justice, what metric can she use to discern friend from foe, and will she ever feel comfortable on a campus where her voice and her truth seem so unwanted?
Why you shouldn't read this book: The racism starts out unpleasantly and escalates in alarming and increasingly terrifying ways.
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