The day Minerva and Keira King were born, they made news around the world. Keira was born Black like Mama, but Minni was white like Daddy. Now the twins are eleven, and while Minni knows that the four of them may look like a chessboard row walking down the street, in their own eyes, they're first and foremost the close-knit King family. Then Grandmother Johnson calls and sweeps the twins off on a ten-day trip to the South where they will compete for the title of Miss Black Pearl Preteen of America. Minni is mortified, but Keira assures her that together they'll make it through the experience. Living with their grandmother is not easy, however, and the sisters' relationship begins to buckle under the strain. Minni has always believed that no matter how different she and Keira look to the world, they share a bond of the heart that goes deeper. Now she'll find out if that's true.

ISBN: 9780440240068