Black Like Kyra, White Like Me

Plot Summary

Kyra is Christy's best friend from the youth center. Matt and Julie are Christy's best friends on her block. When Kyra's African-American family moves into Christy's white neighborhood, Christy learns a hard lesson about prejudice.

Reviews

"Although this is clearly a story generated to address a problem, it is, nevertheless, a story with well-defined action and two involving characters; the purposeful doesn't become generic. Unframed watercolor illustrations are light enough to balance the heavy theme without opting for any cute effects, and the ending is both natural and hopeful." The Bulletin

"Vigna's story, which has watercolor illustrations that show Christy to be about seven or eight years old, effectively portrays a complex topic in a form accessible to young children." Booklist

Associated Keywords
diversity, african-american, african, prejudice, multicultural, moving,