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Zuri Benitez embodies pride at every level—Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro‑Latino heritage—but she grapples with a neighborhood on the brink of transformation. When the affluent Darcy family moves in beside her, Zuri keeps her distance from their teenage sons, especially the pompous Darius. Meanwhile, her sister Janae falls for Darius’s charismatic brother Ainsley. As Zuri’s initial dislike for Darius shifts into unexpected understanding, she must also balance the expectations of four sisters, a budding romance with Warren, and looming college applications. All the while, she fights to preserve Bushwick’s character and her own identity amid gentrification’s pressures.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Romance
Authors: Ibi Aanu Zoboi
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