Genesis Begins Again

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Williams, Alicia D.  Genesis Begins Again.  2019.  Simon and Schuster, New York, New York.

Genesis keeps a list of 100 things that she hates about herself.  It began when some girls in school gave her a list of things they hated about her - and Genesis kept the list and continued adding things to the list.  Among the things that she hates about herself are:  her very dark skin, her nappy hair, and the fact that her family keeps getting put out of their house because her Dad doesn't pay the rent.

As the story begins, Genesis is headed home from school with the coolest of the girls in school, ready to have some friends over to hang out.  When they arrive at her house, Genesis is shocked to find all of their things out on the front lawn.  Even worse - the girls see it, too.  They ruthlessly make fun of her and her situation.

When Genesis' family moves into their new home - out of Detroit and into the suburbs known as Farmington Hills, Genesis finds her life taking an unexpected turn. Her mother has threatened to leave her father "for good" if  he doesn't stop drinking and gambling and start paying the rent.

Genesis  herself struggles to find out who she is in a new school.  Not only does she find out what true friends are all about, she discovers that everyone struggles to accept themselves as they are.
As Genesis struggles to accept herself and save her family, she starts down a dark road that could change her life forever.


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