Growing up in an affluent suburb of New York City, sixteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz never thought. Only when Nevaeh stumbles upon a secret from her mom's past, finds herself falling in love, and sees firsthand the prejudice her family faces that she begins to realize she has her own voice. Natasha Diaz has crafted a standout YA debut, tactfully exploring 16-year-old Nevaeh Levitz's burgeoning crisis in the wake of her parents' separation. A powerful coming-of-age novel, pulled from personal experience, about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious intolerance that can both strain a family to the breaking point and strengthen its bonds. "Absolutely outstanding!" -Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin Will she continue to let circumstances dictate her path? Or will she decide once for all who and where she is meant to be? Since her parents separated, 15-year-old Nevaeh and her mother, who is deeply depressed, have lived in Harlem with her mother’s family, headed by her Baptist pastor grandfather. Get to know Natasha Díaz in the Q&A below Color Me In is based on your personal experiences. A powerful coming-of-age novel, pulled from personal experience, about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious. 20, 2019 Schisms abound in the life of a half-black, white-passing, Jewish teen in New York City. We can’t wait for this beauty to hit shelves on 8/20/19. Only when Nevaeh stumbles upon a secret from her mom's past, finds herself falling in love, and sees firsthand the prejudice her family faces that she begins to realize she has her own voice. In Color Me In, debut Author Natasha Díaz pulls from her personal experience to create a powerful, relatable, coming-of-age novel. This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
But rather than take a stand, Nevaeh does what she's always done when life gets complicated: she stays silent. In the meantime, Nevaeh's dad decides that she should have a belated bat mitzvah instead of a sweet sixteen, which guarantees social humiliation at her posh private school. Nevaeh wants to get to know her extended family, but because she inadvertently passes as white, her cousin thinks she's too privileged, pampered, and selfish to relate to the injustices African Americans face on a daily basis. Color Me In Quotes by Natasha Diaz 1 quote from Color Me In: ‘As small puddles begin to collect, I root my feet to the ground, solid and ready to start anew. When her Black mom and Jewish dad split up, she relocates to her mom's family home in Harlem and is forced to confront her identity for the first time. It is Nevaeh’s story, one about a high-school aged young woman forced to deal with the effects of polarizing social categories: Christianity and Judaism white-skinned and dark-skinned upper social class and blue-collar working class. Growing up in an affluent suburb of New York City, sixteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz never thought much about her biracial roots. A powerful coming-of-age novel pulled from personal experience about the meaning of friendship, the joyful beginnings of romance, and the racism and religious intolerance that can both strain a family to the breaking point and strengthen its bonds.
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