I couldn't put this down. Jade's voice is so compelling. This is a great character-driven story about the difficulties of being poor and black at a rich white school, and how sometimes Jade's poor white friend can't understand her life, and sometimes Jade's wealthy (ish) black mentor can't understand her life. (Intersectionality in action y'all, and so deftly handled).

A great book to hand to fans of contemporary realistic books--especially for readers looking for books without romance. Jade's art is also a big part of the story, so that's another big appeal factor here. A really beautiful book!