Even with the push and pull of her two cultures, Nevaeh does what she's always done when life gets complicated: she stays silent. Like Its hard to hear people imply that you cant be who you know you are because your reality doesnt jibe with how theyve. In the midst of attempting to blend their families, Nevaeh's dad decides that she should have a belated bat mitzvah instead of a sweet sixteen, which guarantees social humiliation at her posh private school. Like As small puddles begin to collect, I root my feet to the ground, solid and ready to start anew. Heartfelt, lyrical and emotional, Color Me In is a story that places self identity front and center.Natasha Diaz’s debut book is about learning to love all of the different, complicated, parts. Natasha Diaz (Author of Color Me In) Discover new books on Goodreads See if your friends have read any of Natasha Diaz's books Join Goodreads 64 ratings 17 reviews avg rating:5. When her Black mom and Jewish dad split up, she relocates to her mom's family home in Harlem and is forced to confront her identity for the first time. Since her parents separated, 15-year-old Nevaeh and her mother, who is deeply depressed, have lived in Harlem with her mother’s family, headed by her Baptist pastor grandfather. (Couldn’t resist.) Read less Synopsis Who is Nevaeh Levitz Growing up in an affluent suburb of New York City, sixteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz never thought much about her biracial roots. A powerful coming-of-age novel pulled from personal experience about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious intolerance that can both strain a family to the breaking point and strengthen its bonds. Nevaeh wants to get to know her extended family, but one of her cousins can't stand that Nevaeh, who inadvertently passes as white, is too privileged, pampered, and selfish to relate to the injustices they face on a daily basis as African Americans. 20, 2019 Schisms abound in the life of a half-black, white-passing, Jewish teen in New York City. A powerful coming-of-age novel pulled from personal experience about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious intolerance that can both strain a family to the breaking point and strengthen its bonds. Growing up in an affluent suburb of New York City, sixteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz never thought much about her biracial roots.
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