"The Flanagan sisters are as different as they come...When their house is vandalized with a shocking racial slur, Margaret rushes home from her summer internship in New York City. She expects outrage. Instead, her sister and mother would rather move on...For Annalie, this was meant to be a summer of new possibilities, and she resents her sister's sudden presence...For Margaret, the summer couldn't possibly get worse, until she crosses paths with someone...

When Bernice and her favorite cousin, Malaika meet Mother Olivia--Bernice's mother--for the first time, the girls share similar emotions while forcing themselves to understand society, familial and gender issues. Written primarily for students in grades 1st through 3rd, this story aids youth who are experiencing the return of the parent who has been incarcerated--Back cover.