![]() While the story is told in two voices, only Dess is empowered through the use of first person. Kindness proves to be disabling and it proves to be a timely message in these political times. “Speak with kindness or choose not to speak.” This simply seemingly hokey rule brings with it the assumption that all people deserve kindness regardless their degree of privilege. In the Carter home, there is one rule and that’s kindness. Odessa is a young white teen who has been bounced around enough to have a few edges. The Carters are an upper middle class African American family who feel they have blessings to share. Her parents are already caring for Jamaira, an infant whose brain is calcifying, and Austin but when Austin’s older sister needs a placement, it’s a no brainer to place her in the home with her younger brother. Hope is used to her family taking in foster children, but she’s not used to having a foster sister so close to her own age. Main characters: Hope Carter and Odessa (Dess) Matthews ![]()
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