Fromaward-winningYAauthorBrandyColbertcomesadebutmiddle-gradenovelabouttheonlytwoBlackgirlsintownwhodiscoveracollectionofhiddenjournalsrevealingshockingsecretsofthepast.Beach-lovingsurferAlbertahasbeentheonlyBlackgirlintownforyears.Alberta’sbestfriend,Laramie,istheclosestthingshehastoasister,buttherearesomethingsevenLaramiecan’tunderstand.Whenthebedandbreakfastacrossthestreetfindsnewowners,Albertaisecstatictolearnthefamilyisblack--andtheyhavea12-year-olddaughterjustlikeher.Albertaispositivesheandthenewgirl,Edie,willbefastfriends.ButwhileAlbertalovesbeingaCaliforniagirl,EdiemisseshernativeBrooklynandfindsithardtoadapttosmall-townliving.WhenthegirlsdiscoveraboxofoldjournalsinEdie’sattic,theyteamuptofigureoutexactlywho’sbehindthemandwhytheygotleftbehind.Soontheydiscovershockingandpainfulsecretsofthepastandlearnthatnothingisquitewhatitseems.
