Such a Fun Age

I give this book 2 1/2 stars The story is very relevant with what is going on in our world with racial issues, but I feel it could have delved into it a bit more and on a deeper level. The main character, Emira, did go through a transformation (slowly) that was nice to see. However, I don't think the white characters changed at all, maybe that is relevant at this time, too. I don't understand what the BIG hype was to read this book, though.