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I wonder if Sheila/Sandy is running from the Feds, or she's running from herself. Anyway, I'm glad to see Birdie drop the false name of Jesse and reclaim the former name. She's on her way to rediscovering herself amidst the madness. Living with her paternal aunt, Dot and her daughter cousin, Taj, is the best choice she's made thus far.

Some humorous moments of Birdie/Jesse feeling natural around members and nuances of her black side. Talking music (aka Hip-Hop) in the early 80s. Sheila/Sandy, a white woman, telling Jim, her white boyfriend to sit "his honky ass", forgetting to hide her secret self among those "not in the know." Hilarious stuff among some serious dilemmas.

What is it like to pass and ignore the spurs and things said when others think you aren't looking?

Birdie/Jesse is talking too much. She slipped telling a different family history. Also, a moment of tenderness ruined by the adage "soiner or later, they remember your color." I like knowing that she explires her muddled sexuality. She recounts early lesbian experiences while kissing Nick. So many issues discussed in this book. I love it.

Birdie/Jesse is talking too much. She slipped telling a different family history. Also, a moment of tenderness ruined by the adage "soiner or later, they remember your color." I like knowing that she explires her muddled sexuality. She recounts early lesbian experiences while kissing Nick. So many issues discussed in this book. I love it.

Since when is it appropriate for a mother's boyfriend to grab and scold her daughter as if he's her father?

I get a feeling Birdie/Jesse will get her "Spring Awakening" from Nicholas. But, she's twelve and he's a teen. Perverse?