For Lamb

Set in the Jim Crow South, this historical novel explores the complexities of an interracial friendship between two teenage girls, leading to tragic consequences. The story follows Lamb, a quiet girl from a striving family in 1930s Jackson, Mississippi. As she navigates her connection with a white girl, the dynamics of race and societal pressures unfold, impacting her mother, brother, and estranged father. This poignant narrative addresses themes of identity, family, and the harsh realities of racism, culminating in a devastating lynching that alters their lives forever.