TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parsons,Karyn
TI  - Clouds over California
SN  - 9780316484077
PY  - 2023///
CY  - New York
PB  - Little, Brown and Company
KW  - Black Panther Party
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Moving, Household
KW  - Middle schools
KW  - Middle school students
KW  - Cousins
KW  - Racially mixed families
KW  - Schools
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Domestic fiction
KW  - School fiction
N1  - Ages 9-12; Little, Brown and Company
N2  - "Stevie struggles to fit in at her new California middle school and is experiencing changes at home, while the Black Panthers and women's rights movements influence her life from the background"--; Stevie's life is fluctuating rapidly. She's starting over in a brand new middle school. Quiet and observant, it's hard for her to make friends. Plus, her mind is too occupied. The tension in her home is building as her parents' arguments are becoming more frequent. To top it all off, Stevie's older cousin Naomi is coming to live with the family in an attempt to keep her from a "bad" crowd--The Black Panthers. Stevie agrees to keep Naomi's secrets. She's the cool big cousin, after all, and Stevie can't help but notice the happy, positive effect the Black Panthers are having on Naomi's confidence and identity--just like how Mom is making decisions for herself, even when Dad disapproves. Stevie feels herself beginning to change as well. But one thing remains the same: she loves both of her parents, and she loves them together. Can her family stay in one piece despite the world shifting around them?
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