Many children today are faced with identity issues that develop in grade school years. Fitting into cultural norms due to mix ethnic backgrounds can leave a child feeling confused and isolated by peers. The author, Jamila A. White displays diversity through a blanket made of many colors from which Kara, the main character's grandmother knitted for her to represent her mixed heritage. The blanket symbolizes different cultural lines coming together...
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