This and [b:Running|49484935|Running|Natalia Sylvester|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1565019346l/49484935._SX50_.jpg|66527510] were inadvertently a good pair to read together since this is also a book about a teen gradually learning to be more politically aware/active. But this one is historical fiction set in 1992 (sorry if that makes you feel old) and is about a young, relatively well-off Black girl in LA as the Rodney King trial verdict is announced and riots break out.

In spite of the riots this is generally a quieter, more introspective coming of age story with a strong narrative voice.