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Pray You Catch Me by TheYellowAlien
Pray You Catch Me
TheYellowAlien
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Unity in the black community is all that Senai Asheton knew. From Marietta, black love, black children and black crime were flooding the city, and her memories bittersweet moments. After her mother loses custody of her due to drug and child abuse, Senai moves to a predominantly Dominican, black and Puerto Rican neighborhood in Miami, Florida. Seeing a totally different lifestyle being practiced and done in this city questions everything Senai thought she knew. Colorism is heavily encouraged, which brings this teenager, who once loved her skin tone, down to insecurity and shame. With a help of her new neighborhood friend Dehran, she gets an understanding of how people in different cities treat her beloved people, and tries to keep her confidence high in the midst of it all. This book is heavily inspired by Moonlight and Selah and the Spades. Enjoy.