The timing of this was perfect for me. The story follows Jade, a young black girl attending high school at a private school across town. She has to navigate a student body that can't relate to her, balance her life at an elite school with her life in a poor neighborhood, and work her hardest to get out of her economic situation. Central to the story was her participation in a mentoring program targeting "at risk" young black women. Her mentor only recently graduated from college and is constantly distracted by her own drama, constantly flaking on Jade. We get to see how this impacts Jade and how she feels about it. Since I just got involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters, this was a great look at how the little views the actions of the big and how important it is to value that commitment and relationship.