![]() ![]() I would be bused to the predominantly black school in Dorchester Cole to South Boston, the Irish section, “in the interest of dahversetty,” the woman explained…” Birdie does not describe herself, but her interactions with others indicate she is lighter skinned than her sister and can pass as white.“…the woman behind the desk took one look at Cole and me and assigned us to different districts. Her sister is described as "cinnamon-skinned, curly haired" traits associated with African Americans of mixed race. She and her sister, Cole, are very close, yet differ in appearance. The narrator of the novel is Birdie Lee, a multiracial child who has a white mother and black father. ![]()
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