The+Other+Half+of+My+Heart

The day Minerva and Keira King were born they made news around the world. Keira was born black like Mama, but Minni was white like Daddy. Now that the twins are eleven, Minni knows that the four of them may look like a chessboard row walking down the street- but in their own eyes they're first and foremost the close-knit King family. Then Grandmother Johnson calls and sweeps the twins off on a ten day trip to the South that will put their tight relationship to the test. They will be competing for the title of Miss Black Pearl of America. Minni, who dreads being in the spotlight, is mortified. Keira assures Minni that together they'll make their stay with Grandmother Johnson, a serious-minded former teacher. But when their Grandmother's bias against Keira starts to show, Minni feels her sister pulling away. Will Minni survive the experience? More importatntly will the King sisters' relationship survive the trip? Minni has always believed that no matter how different she and Keira look to the world, they share a bond of the heart that goes deeper. Now she'll find out if that's true. I thought all the characteristics of the sisters showed that they had their differences but also showed some resemblence to each other. The pranks they pulled on Grandmother Johnson were really funny, especially the gas relief pills in her oatmeal. It was kind of mean how the woman in the dress shop let Minni touch the dresses and not keira because she was black. It was a fact that the sisters learned in the book: some white people treat black people differently just because of their color. Overall, I thought this book was really good. Isabella H./ bellster587
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To bellster587: This sounds really good - I'll have to read it! Thanks for your great description and comments. :) -Hoodzie123