Biracial twins each resemble one parent: Minni has her father’s white skin tone; Keira shares her mother’s cinnamon complexion. Humor, suspense, and deeply thoughtful family members give us an intriguing twist on sibling and race relations.

Twin 11-year old girls from a multi-racial family don't look physically alike and get different reactions/treatment from the public based upon their outward appearances. They each have strengths and weaknesses and they stick together, supporting each other. A 10-day trip away from their home in the Pacific Northwest to visit their distant (and domineering) maternal grandmother in the South, in Raleigh, North Carolina, provides family history, hilarity and culture shock. Excellent lessons on loving yourself and accepting others. ( )

Sundee Frasier did a wonderful job of developing the characters of Grandma Johnson, Kiera and Minni. This was a pretty tough topic to cover and she did it well.
The story is about twins who have a white father and a black mother. The twins are born 7 minutes apart and Minni looks white and Kiera, black.Minni inisits she is black too even though she has silky red hair and fair skin. Living in Washington State Kiera often feels left out because she is black in a white world. When they go visit Grandma Johnson in Raleigh NC and compete in a pre-teen Black Pageant or excuse me, Program, suddenly Minni is the one who fells left out or different. I recommend this Middle School book. ( )

Narrated by Bahni Turpin. Minnie and Kira are twin daughters of a black mother and white father. But they look nothing alike: Kira has her mother’s coloring while Minnie is red-haired and fair-skinned. People often think Minnie and Kira are friends, not sisters. Now their black Grandmother Johnson insists they come to North Carolina to participate in the Black Pearls Pre-Teen Pageant. Minnie worries about how she will be received by pageant officials and the other participating girls. Minnie's angst about her mixed-race identity gets heavy-handed treatment. But I did enjoy the earnest voice Turpin gave to Minnie's story. ( )

This was a lovely look at identity and exploration of self. Minnie and Kiera King are twins, and are also biracial. However, Minnie is incredibly light, while Kiera is much darker. In this gentle and funny novel, Frazier takes on large concepts in a tween-friendly way. I'd recommend this to anyone struggling to define themselves, especially regarding heritage. ( )