2/10. In my opinion, the quality of writing of this book is subpar at best. The writing seems really rudimentary even for a middle-grade book, the plot is all over the place and hard to follow in some areas, and the storyline itself is just not well written or developed. There are some important conversations and plot points in there (figuring out where you fit in, separating yourself from your friends, experiencing racism, learning to cope with big, dark subjects, etc.) but even these points are not as developed as they could have been and the bad parts of the book were quite bad.