Ms. Glessner's Take:
Read the book summary below first - that's what made me want to read this book. The title caught my eye and then the description made this book move to the top of my "want to read" list. ***But then... I started reading. I wanted to like the book, but the main character was just too... weird? I don't even know if that's the right word. I just couldn't relate to her and honestly, I kept trying to like her as I kept reading, but it just wasn't happening.** Please know that not everyone likes the same kinds of books or characters. For some of you, this book may be the best thing you've ever read and that's fantastic! Please try it out - I want to know if Ebony Grace grows at all as a character!
Book Summary From Amazon:
Twelve-year-old Ebony-Grace Norfleet has lived with her beloved grandfather Jeremiah in Huntsville, Alabama ever since she was little. As one of the first black engineers to integrate NASA, Jeremiah has nurtured Ebony-Grace’s love for all things outer space and science fiction—especially Star Wars and Star Trek. But in the summer of 1984, when trouble arises with Jeremiah, it’s decided she’ll spend a few weeks with her father in Harlem. Harlem is an exciting and terrifying place for a sheltered girl from Hunstville, and Ebony-Grace’s first instinct is to retreat into her imagination. But soon 126th Street begins to reveal that it has more in common with her beloved sci-fi adventures than she ever thought possible, and by summer's end, Ebony-Grace discovers that Harlem has a place for a girl whose eyes are always on the stars.