#rasicim

I’m not talking about Pike Place, I’m talking about last week when two black men entered into a Starbucks in Philadelphia and had been arrested for “trespassing”.These two men were waiting for a friend and weren’t even able to use the bathroom because they didn’t make a make a purchase. All sound too familiar? Right when I thought we had enough of the race war for 3 years, now I can’t get a Dirty…

These are some amazing young adult novels that deal with characters in the middle to lower middle-class bracket. It’s important to remember these books won’t necessarily deal with problems brought on by being in the middle class but more about the struggles they face as a young adult.

Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr -- Coming of age story about a sixteen-year-old girl trying to amend mistakes she made when she was thirteen.

Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher -- Zoe has a secret, a secret she tells to her very trusted penpal. Mr. Stuart Harris who happens to be in jail on death row. 

Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones -- Set in Atlanta in a middle class neighborhood two girls get caught in the middle of one man’s deception and their families complicity.