The cleverness of this story is that it doesn’t just focus on the stereotypical idea of racism. She takes a deep-dive into the complex and distressing race relations that still continue. Kiley Reid successfully demonstrates what life is like for a young, black woman in America today. Emira begins peeling back the layers of racism she faces on the daily. From strangers in a supermarket to her boss, and even her own boyfriend. We follow Emira as she processes what happened that night and in reading, we begin to understand the daily prejudices and microaggressions she faces. This accusation is based on nothing more than the fact that Emira is black and Briar is white. Emira is stopped at the beginning of the novel by a supermarket security guard who, along with a fellow shopper, accuses her of kidnapping the child. The story focuses on the character of Emira, babysitter to three-year-old Briar.
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