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Video of Emira, Briar, and Security Guard

This evidence of a racially-charged interaction early in the novel becomes a pivotal plot point later in the novel.

Emira's Hair

A main character is amazed and embarrassed when another character asks about the length of the main character's "real" hair.

Letters

When some of these objects do not make it to their intended recipient, a chain of events are set in motion that have ramifications for years afterwards.

Thanksgiving Dinner at the Chamberlain House

A main character had high hopes for this gathering, but it ends up being terribly awkward and fraught with difficult moments.

Technology

Some of the novel's most significant plot points hinge on different characters' understandings or misunderstandings of technology, from phones to social media platforms to computers.

Emira's Interaction With Security Guard in A Grocery Store

This event sets a chain of plot events in motion...

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