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A review by paperbacksandpines
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
4.0
Wow. My favorite middle grade books tackle heavy topics but they end on a hopeful note.
Genesis has a lot on her shoulders. She has never made true friends because her alcoholic father keeps losing jobs, defaults on rent, and her family keeps getting evicted for being squatters. Genesis and her mother keep having to move back in with Genesis's judgmental grandmother until Genesis's father can come collect them again. To top all of these issues oof, Genesis has a deep seated hatred for herself, due to demeaning comments Genesis's father has made about her skin shade.
I'm not really sure where Genesis's mom was during this incident but having open conversations about colorism and prejudice within their own community sure could have gone a long way to preventing deep seated trauma within Genesis.
This read might be too mature for some readers, but then again, this is, unfortunately, a lived experience for some middle grade readers. This could be a beneficial read for any middle grade child to learn about colorism.
Genesis has a lot on her shoulders. She has never made true friends because her alcoholic father keeps losing jobs, defaults on rent, and her family keeps getting evicted for being squatters. Genesis and her mother keep having to move back in with Genesis's judgmental grandmother until Genesis's father can come collect them again. To top all of these issues oof, Genesis has a deep seated hatred for herself, due to demeaning comments Genesis's father has made about her skin shade.
I'm not really sure where Genesis's mom was during this incident but having open conversations about colorism and prejudice within their own community sure could have gone a long way to preventing deep seated trauma within Genesis.
This read might be too mature for some readers, but then again, this is, unfortunately, a lived experience for some middle grade readers. This could be a beneficial read for any middle grade child to learn about colorism.