Washoe County Library System

"An epic love story that explores the American Dream between the monolith of Jim Crow, the inflexible world of the original Black upper class, and the violence of 1920s Chicago"-- "When a rich Black debutante enlists the help of a low-level speakeasy manager to identify the head of an underground crime syndicate, the two are thrust into the dangerous world of Prohibition-era Chicago. The year is 1921, and America is burning. A fire of vice and virtue...

Sara wants to be a ballerina, but her dreams are cut short by the sudden death of her mother. She moves in with her father, whom she has not seen for a long time, in Chicago, mainly in the ghetto. She gets transferred to a new school where she is the only white girl there. Her life takes a turn for the better when she is friends with Chenille. Later, she falls in love with Chenille's brother, Derek. When her mother suddenly dies, Sara must abandon...