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For Markita Jackson, being the darkest member of a light-skinned family means being slighted in many little ways. Pleasant stories about beautiful flowers in a colorful human bouquet offer little comfort to a young girl who never feels as special as her fair-skinned cousins.
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2 editions- Hardcover · English · 1997Tandem Library · 9780613828413
- Other · English · 1994African American Images · 9780913543399
Self-acceptanceAfrican AmericansPrejudicesFictionChildren's fictionPrejudices, fictionAfrican americans, fiction