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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Gr 5–8—The lone African American in her Nevada junior high school, sixth-grader Ella struggles with self-image, bullying, and shifting friendships. Tormented by the vitiligo on her face, she shuns mirrors and feels ostracized. Her one true friend is Zachariah (Z), a homeless loner classmate whose imaginative fantasies mask his troubled emotional state. When Bailey James, also African American, enrolls in her school and befriends Ella, her world begins to change. Ella is drawn to Bailey's ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Ella is teased at school because of her "camo face" ("my skin is dark brown in some places and light brown in others") and her friendshi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
