Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Reid’s sparkling debut explores the lives of 25-year-old Emira Tucker, who is black, and Alix Chamberlain, the white mom who hires Emira as a babysitter. The women negotiate that tricky relationship smoothly until the night Emira is confronted at a local store and accused of kidnapping the Chamberlains’ daughter. Emira wants to forget the incident; Alix can’t stop trying to make up for it. An entertaining tale with plenty to say about race, human connection and the pitfalls of good intentions. — Sam Gillette, Writer/Reporter, Books

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