Into White by Randi Pink

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Synopsis

LaToya Williams lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and attends a mostly white high school. She's so low on the social ladder that even the other black kids disrespect her. Only her older brother, Alex, believes in her. At least, until a higher power answers her only prayer--to be "anything but black." And voila! She wakes up with blond hair, blue eyes, and lily white skin. And then the real fun begins . . .

Accurate

I think at some point every Black woman struggled with accepting their skin when they were younger. Especially if they associated with majority White people or even had just minimal exposure to the White community. Latoya is struggling with accepting her culture her skin and her hair. She is even singled out by the Black kids at her school because she doesn’t act Black enough for them. 

Characters/Dialogue

I loved all the characters in the book. Pink did a great job of making distinctions of everyone’s traits. The sub plots were nicely woven into the main plot of the story. We find that Toya isn’t the only one struggling with her identity. She may be struggling with her race, but other’s , like her brother, are struggling with his future. Her parents are struggling with their communication and even the two main white characters in the story are struggling with their appearance and reputation. 

Moral

I believe this is the perfect book for people who are struggling with their identity. It's a great way to get women of color to love the skin they're in and be happy with who they are. This book is also a great way to show us how we need to be more considerate when it comes to other people’s feelings. Just within the chapters that displayed the relationship between Toya’s parents, we see how much of an impact our words can have on people that we love and people who love us. Validation is significant. Acknowledgment of each other is conducive to a healthy relationship. I encourage everyone to do research on PTSS: Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. It really exposes and explains a lot of tendencies found in the Black community.