A heartfelt story of a girl’s journey to embrace both her Muscogee and Jewish identity. I thought it was well done, the situations maybe a little contrived to get the message across, but the message is an important one. I don’t appreciate the author referring to the Torah as the “Old Testament” in the note at the end. Also, I wasn’t sure what the purpose was of highlighting the protagonist’s father’s Christian services, and her repeated interest in attending. He puts her off, but leaves it open as a possibility for the future.

I appreciated the portrayal of the adults in the protagonist’s life - being loving doesn’t mean not flawed, and flawed doesn’t mean bad. People own up to their mistakes, and try to do better. All in all, this is a well-crafted book about embracing who you are in its full and beautiful complexity, and not letting anyone, even loved ones, put you in their preassigned boxes. Highly recommended.