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This debut collection is a complicated love letter to Washington, DC, and to those who call it home: a TSA agent who's never flown, a girl braving new worlds to play piano, and a teacher caught up in a mayoral race. These characters navigate life's "training school"-with lessons on gentrification and respectability-and fight to create their own sense of space and self.
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Reviews
"A timely, welcome book."
The Millions
"Acker shows that the lives of black girls and women are vast and varied, pushing back on the monolithic ways they are often portrayed."
Kirkus Reviews
"Acker navigates her characters' lives with humor, heart, and grace. I loved these stories."
Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers