A review by roseleaf24
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

4.0

I'm having a hard time reviewing this book. It was really well written, and a rare gem in that character, plot, and setting were equally strong. We need diverse books. We need diverse books so that everyone can see themselves reflected on the page, and so that our eyes are opened to experiences beyond our own. This book I think serves the first purpose better than the second, at least for middle grade readers. I'm afraid my white, middle grade daughter growing up in a town without great diversity, would come away from this reading with more negative impressions of other races than positive ones, and I'm not sure that would be beneficial to her in the long run. As an adult reader, I really enjoyed this book and appreciated the layers and the issues raised and discussed. I also found it very stressful, as Genesis took on some big problems and tried to solve them herself.