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Apr 04, 2018
11-year-old Jojo is the main caretaker of his toddler sister Kayla. His white father has been in prison for three years, and now his struggling, drug addicted mother forces him to go with her to pick up Michael as he gets released. Jojo's strength and grounding come from his maternal, African American grandparents, who have been raising him a good part of his life. Jojo also a sixth sense that allows him to understand the unspoken language of animals and people. But he is unnerved when he is visited by ghosts from the past. The brutalizing legacy of slavery shows its ugly face in this difficult story. There is gross injustice in this story,but also deep love and hope.