Color Me in
Color Me in by Natasha E. Diaz, published by Delacorte Press in 2019, is a coming-of-age novel that explores themes of identity, family, and social issues. This edition spans 373 pages and is presented in English. The story follows sixteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz, who, after her parents’ separation, moves to Harlem and begins to confront her biracial identity. As she navigates her new environment, Nevaeh grapples with her relationships and the complexities of her heritage.
Readers will find that Nevaeh’s journey is marked by her desire to connect with her extended family while facing the challenges of being perceived as privileged. The narrative delves into her experiences with racism and religious intolerance, highlighting the tensions within her family and her struggle for self-acceptance. As Nevaeh uncovers secrets from her mother’s past and experiences the realities of prejudice, she begins to understand the importance of finding her own voice and making choices about her identity and future.
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A powerful coming-of-age novel pulled from personal experience about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious intolerance that can both strain a family to the breaking point and strengthen its bonds.
Growing up in an affluent suburb of New York City, sixteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz never thought much about her biracial roots. When her Black mom and Jewish dad split up, she relocates to her mom’s family home in Harlem and is forced to confront her identity for the first time.
Nevaeh wants to get to know her extended family, but because she inadvertently passes as white, her cousin thinks she’s too privileged, pampered, and selfish to relate to the injustices African Americans face on a daily basis. In the meantime, Nevaeh’s dad decides that she should have a belated bat mitzvah instead of a sweet sixteen, which guarantees social humiliation at her posh private school. But rather than take a stand, Nevaeh does what she’s always done when life gets complicated: she stays silent.
Only when Nevaeh stumbles upon a secret from her mom’s past, finds herself falling in love, and sees firsthand the prejudice her family faces that she begins to realize she has her own voice. And choices. Will she continue to let circumstances dictate her path? Or will she decide once for all who and where she is meant to be?
“Absolutely outstanding!” –Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin
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