The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert

This was awesome! Alberta and her family are one of the only black families in town, so she’s super exited when she finds out her new neighbors are also black! She and Edie, the new girl, become fast friends. Edie is very goth, and Alberta is anything but goth, so they have differing personalities, but they still get along. Edie finds a ton of journals, and they decide to read them (super old journals). But the journals unfold into an intriguing—and seemingly unsolvable—mystery. Alberta’s best friend Laramie seems to be drifting away, and Alberta doesn’t know why. Yes, Alberta has been hanging out with Edie a lot, but she’s still best friends with Laramie…isn’t she? This is an amazing book that deals with racism, bullying, and growing up.