Copyright (c) 2014 by @TelleTheMisfit All Rights reserved. The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author. *I do not Own the photos used in the book and on the cover.* I'm still growing as a writer. This book is not perfect and has mistakes here and there. Please don't judge or criticize me for it. So if you're here to tear apart my work then you have the wrong book. Find something else to read. Please and thank you.

"Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice. I say the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots." -Tupac Young, African-American teen Ebony Brooks is considered an outcast to society. Not because of any disabilities or awkward personality traits, but because of her rich cocoa skin. However, Ebony is still confident with her dark complexion and receives uplifting praise from her family. Ebony travels through her entire life being a target to other kids, but when will she take a stand and stick up for her beautiful chocolate complexion? cover slayed by @aneonsky This story will be entering in the Wattys2016.