The Colors of Us Cover:Paperback • Virginia Readers' Choice long-listed

• Virginia Readers' Choice long-listed

• Kansas Bill Martin Jr

From acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson comes this compelling first novel in the historical middle grade The Seeds of America trilogy that shows the lengths we can go to cast off our chains

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The Colors of Us Cover:Paperback • Virginia Readers' Choice long-listedA positive and affirming look at skin color, from an artist's perspective. Seven year old Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades. Through the eyes of a little girl who begins to see her familiar world in a new way, this book celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all