Jay and his big sister Nic have been through a lot in their young lives. Their father is dead. Their mother is in prison. It's the two of them against the world.
They live with their grandmother, Mimi, a decidedly stabilizing influence. She's a devoutly religious church member and hard worker who will do what it takes to help them achieve a bright future and make sure they don't jeopardize it. When Nic goes from honor student to frequently truant underachiever things get tense in the house.
When Nic doesn't come home Jay covers for her, sure she's crashing at her boyfriend's place. As the days go by he searches for her until he decides to do what he considers the unthinkable...
...only to find that the police aren't any help. The first person he talks to at the station accuses him of filling a false report and the officer who interviews him makes it clear that finding another missing Black girl won't be a high priority for him...
...Leaving Jay to get into increasingly perilous situations as he searches desperately for Nic.
When You Look Like Us is a real cliff hanger of a chiller. It's a vivid social justice narrative. It's a tale of family and community...
...oh, yeah, and a quite unlikely romance.
Once you engage yourself in the book you'll have a hard time putting it down.
On a purrrsonal note, Friday I had another amazing day. I got to the point in drag rehearsing where I've nailed one song and am making progress on the other. On campus I went to an excellent lunch and learn On Indigenous people with food from Harvest Moon. I visited Amber. I went to International Student Association coffee hour featuring Iranian food. It was so good. Then I went to Family Night featuring the original Shrek. Finally Catherine and I participated in karaoke. Everyone was so engaged and enthusiastic. I got to do Only The Good Die Young and I Hope You Dance. Living my best life.
A great big shout out goes out to all who made this day possible.
Jules Hathaway
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