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Boys Like Her Summary

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Living in a time where the different races struggled to see that they we're equal Rachel goes to live with her grandmother (father’s mother). Now that she lives with her grandmother she must learn a new language living in a “black” neighborhood. Rachel discovers she is light skinned and has blue eyes. It has it's pros and cons. Pro: boys like her. Con: girls don't. She categorizes activities along racial lines. Playing tennis is for the whites along with classical music and golf. This book goes to different viewpoints. Others also categorize things by race. Nella, another girl in the story, writes in her diary and reveals her horror when her new boyfriend, white man Doug, calls her children “jigaboos.” The alternate viewpoints shed light on
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