I decided to read this book because several of the students and teachers at Tallwood said they really loved it. It is a story about a young black man who was raised, along with his eleven siblings, by a mother who was white. The story is told in alternating chapters, one about the young man's life and the next is from the mother about her life. She was raised as an Orthodox Jew in Suffolk, VA and left her family for the glitz of New York. When she married a black man her family disowned her, and she became a devout Christian. This book is a tribute to her from her son. I have found it very interesting both for the fact that the mom was raised Jewish and because they lived in Suffolk. This is a true story about an amazing woman. I hope you will give it a read.
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