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Philly native Roberta Forest is a precocious rebel with the soul of
a poet. The thirteen-year-old is young, gifted, black, and
Catholic-although she's uncertain about the Catholic part after she
calls Thomas Jefferson a hypocrite for enslaving people and her nun
responds with a racist insult. Their ensuing fight makes Roberta
question God and the important adults in her life, all of whom seem
to see truth as gray when Roberta believes it's black or white. An
upcoming essay contest, writing poetry, and reading The
Autobiography of Malcolm X all help Roberta cope with the various
difficulties she's experiencing in her life, including her parent's
troubled marriage. But when she's told she's ineligible to compete
in the school's essay contest, her explosive reaction to the news
leads to a confrontation with her mother, who shares some family
truths Roberta isn't ready for. Set against the backdrop of
Watergate and the post-civil rights movement era, Malcolm and Me is
a gritty yet graceful examination of the anguish teens experience
when their growing awareness of themselves and the world around
them unravels their sense of security-a coming-of-age tale of
truth-telling, faith, family, forgiveness, and social activism.
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