I have to tell you, I personally spent a huge chunk of lock down lamenting the library closure, desperately trying to access something decent online. It was truly dire. After a number of false starts I managed to get a copy of this one, and from the first page I knew I was onto a winner! It follows the story of two women, Emira and Alix; Emira is Alix’s daughter’s babysitter. She is also black. The first scene of the book has Alix calling Emira for emergency babysitting duties in the middle of the night – we don’t know why – and Emira takes her tiny charge off to the supermarket to look at nuts, a treasured activity. Insanity of the American variety ensues, as other (white) customers begin accusing Emira of kidnapping. It’s an extraordinarily well pulled together story, which satisfied my desire for not only excellent literature, but also some gold, old fashioned comeuppance! Absolutely worth a read, especially with all that’s going on in the world right now… And while it’s not necessarily YA, I think it would be a great read for year 13 students.