Cracker

Teens

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Synopsis

Ann is facing her share of challenges at a new high school. The beautiful Imani wants to be her friend, but Ann has tried to be friends with black girls before and knows it won’t work out. When a handsome bully takes an instant dislike to Ann, she gets help from an unexpected source--a friend with secrets of his own. Join Ann on a journey of self-discovery in this alternative history where everything is turned upside down and Ann must decide if she is ready to take a stand against injustice.

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Jacci lives with her husband in Nevada's high desert. They spend their mornings hiking through the sagebrush with their big yellow dog, Rocky. Jacci loves chocolate, babies, and coffee with friends. She's worn many hats in her lifetime: therapist, school counselor, campus minister, and mom. Her favorite hats are her writer and grandmother hats, which come in wild colors and don't fit too tightly. Jacci has written Bending Willow,about Riley and Mia, in search of a father who doesn't know they exist. It is the first book in The Finding Home Series. Bending Willow has been on Amazon's top 100 Middle Grade Action/Adventure list since it came out and represented Nevada at the National Book Festival in Washington D.C. In addition to sharing her stories about Riley and Mia, Jacci is the author of the Amazon best-selling young adult series, The Finding Home Series. Jacci has an active blog and has written articles for Middle Shelf Magazine and Conversations Journal. She loves connecting with readers so give her a buzz on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, Linkedin, Tumblr, or Instagram.

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microagressions

Microagressions are small aggressions that people of color face every day. It might be a limited amount of beauty products to chose from or a "flesh" colored band-aid that doesn't match their skin tone. It could be people locking the car door as they walk by. These are rather unconscious things that we white people take for granted or don't notice, but they are things that make people of color feel "other." My friends tell me it is very tiring to live with microagressions.

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Cracker

Imani’s smile fell into a frown and her forehead creased. Turning, she rounded the corner and both girls stopped in front of the four-foot wide section of products for white people’s hair.

“Here it is,” said Imani, her eyes darting to the sign next to Ethnic Hair Care that said Pet Supplies and quickly down as if embarrassed.

“Thanks,” said Ann, heat in her voice. She reached up and grabbed the shampoo her mother preferred, and without a word, turned and stomped out of the aisle.

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Jacci Turner

Cracker

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