The Girl Who Fell From the Sky is Rachel, daughter of an African-American G.I. father and a Swedish mother. She did indeed fall from the sky (both physically and metaphorically) and this novel blends the story of that day with the events that led up to it, and the aftermath that follows.
Having never thought of herself as black, Rachel suddenly finds herself being raised by her paternal grandmother in North Portland, Oregon, where she is not black enough for most of her classmates. The story of her middle school and high school years is interspersed with flashbacks, entries from her mother's diary, and other accounts of the tragedy.
The front of the novel has this quote from Barbara Kingsolver:
"A breathless telling of a tale we've never heard before. Haunting and lovely, pitch-perfect, this book could not be more timely."
I definitely cannot say it better than that.
Having never thought of herself as black, Rachel suddenly finds herself being raised by her paternal grandmother in North Portland, Oregon, where she is not black enough for most of her classmates. The story of her middle school and high school years is interspersed with flashbacks, entries from her mother's diary, and other accounts of the tragedy.
The front of the novel has this quote from Barbara Kingsolver:
"A breathless telling of a tale we've never heard before. Haunting and lovely, pitch-perfect, this book could not be more timely."
I definitely cannot say it better than that.
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