Maya (the main character) has a little brother named Bailey. They both lived with their mother until she sent them to live in Stamps ( a small southern town) to live with their grandmother. Both Maya and Bailey felt as if their mother adandoned them because she didnt want them anymore. Throughout their time in Stamps, Maya learned the true meaning of love and family. She felt at home in Stamps with her family and "her people" (blacks). Although Maya isnt racist she feels more comfortable around those that are like her. However, when their father comes back to return them to their mother, Maya doesn't want to go but has no choice but too. When they return to their mother in St.Louis she could barely even recognize her. Besides her skin color, her mother talks white, dresses like the whites and even live like them too. Besides their newly improved mother and home, she has also found herself a new man Mr.Freedman. But what they didnt know was the danger living in their new home. Maya was forced to stay quiet about the sexual activities going on between her and Mr.Freedman. Maya was taken advantage of because she was young and didnt even know what she was doing. Mr.Freedman threatened her saying that if she told anyone he would kill her brother Bailey. Although she loved Bailey more than her own life she had to tell him. They brought Mr.Freedman to court, got sentenced, but was bailed out. Yet got hit by a truck and died. Although he's not in their life anymore, that memory will always haunt her.
I thought that overall the summary was good and I really enjoyed that at the end you incorporated this idea that Maya will always have this moment in her life that will torment her forever.
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