In this coming of age tale, Kenyatta (KB) spends 1995, the summer she turns 11, with her Granddaddy in Lansing. She and her older sister Nia are leaving their home in Detroit for the summer following the death of their father. Their mother brings them to their grandfather’s house and then, without warning, leaves them there – and KB must navigate life after the traumatic death of one parent and the unexplained and hopefully temporary absence of another. KB’s life is full of warmth and […]
Sweet summer reading
What the Fireflies Knew by Kia Harris