Rain rising - Courtne Comrie

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• An inspiring debut middle grade novel-in-verse about Rain, who must overcome sadness after her all-star brother is badly beaten up at a frat party.
• Genesis Begins Again meets Brown Girl Dreaming in this powerful story of perseverance, family, and hope.
• A captivating novel about honoring your feelings and learning to love yourself. --Janae Marks, author of From the Desk of Zoe Washington A powerful novel about mental health, self-love, and family.
• Filled with tenderness and heart. --Mariama J.
• Lockington, author of For Black Girls Like Me and In the Key of Us Rain is keeping a big secret from everyone around her: She's sad.
• All the time.
• Rain struggles with her image and feels inferior to her best friend, Nara.
• Not even her all-star student-athlete big brother (and personal superhero), Xander, can help Rain with her dark thoughts and low self-esteem.
• And when Xander becomes the victim of violence at a predominantly white university, Rain's life and mind take a turn for the worse.
• But when her favorite teacher, Miss Walia, invites her to an after-school circle group, Rain finds the courage to help herself and her family heal.