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From debut author Tamika Burgess comes the captivating and empowering story of Sicily Jordana Black Panamanian fashionista who rocks her braids with pridewho learns to use her voice and take pride in who she is while confronting prejudice in the most unexpected of places.Sicily Jordans worst nightmare has come true! Shes been enrolled in a new school, with zero of her friends and stuck wearing a fashion catastrophe of a uniform. But however bad Sicily thought sixth grade was going to be, it only gets worse when she does her class presentation.While all her classmates breezed through theirs, Sicily is bombarded with questions on how she can be both Black and Panamanian. She wants people to understand, but it doesnt feel like anyone is ready to listenfirst at school and then at home. Because when her abuela starts talking mess about her braids, Sicilys the only one whose heart is being crumpled for a second time. Staying quiet may no longer be an option, but that doesnt mean Sicily has the words to show the world just what it means to be a proud Black Panamanian either. Even though she hasnt written in her journal since her abuelo passed, its time to pick up her pen againbut will it be enough to prove to herself and everyone else exactly who she is?

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