Newbery Honor Book, 2020
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award, 2020
John Steptoe Award, 2020
Newbery Award, 2020
William C. Morris Award, 2020
Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.