The difference

by Justine Delaney Wilson

We're all different. But when Ismae O'Connor was born, her difference was just easier to see. On a January morning, Beth and Steve bring three-day-old baby Ismae home from the hospital. A little girl to complete their ordinary suburban family. Except that Ismae is different. And as she gets older and stronger, her difference become more obvious. But as her family strive to ignore the stifling prejudices of a community determined to only look skin deep, they begin to feel the strain. Do they risk falling apart, letting the difference come between them?

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?