Play Book Tag discussion

This is a fast moving book regarding racism. It starts with a black sitter, Emira, being called late at night to take a white toddler to a grocery store after a form of vandalism takes place at the child’s home. While there Emira is approached by a security guard who questions why she is out with the little girl. The conversation escalates and is filmed by another man shopping there.

Emira soon starts to date the man. Both he and Emira’s boss want to be liked by Emira, but it may be for the wrong reasons. The book shows different points of view well. The author has several characters display privilege, but they themselves do not see it. They think their intentions towards Emira are good, although they also have their own agendas.

While this is going on it is up to Emira to find her own voice and direction. Emira does have a support system of her closest girl friends who appear throughout the book. The author also has done a good job of developing both relationships and backstories that are important to the novel. I enjoyed this relevant book and wanted to see what would happen next.

We will be reading this for my IRL book club in September. Glad to see a good review.