Renée Watson does a good job on portraying what it's like to deal with new changes in a once commonly known black neighborhood. This book was very realistic especially to me.

The novel centers on teenager Maya and her twin sister Nikki. They are the best of friends along with another girl name Essence. Things change when Essence moves and a white family moves in. Now Maya has to deal with the challenges of falling in love and dealing with her neighborhood that is now mostly white now.

This book is great because it's so realistic. This book focuses on racism and how much harder it is for black people to get opportunities than white people. I love Maya and Nikki but I found myself relating more with Maya. As a Black Girl, I totally get where Maya was coming from. This book was an amazing read and I was totally invested in all the characters. I love Tony and Maya's relationship! And I love how honest their conversations were.

This novel was very great and I think everyone should read it because it has so much important topics most books won't talk about. I just wished it was more longer.