Her Name Was Beauty is a children's book about Beauty's first day at school. Both her mother and father are of several mixed race and ethnic backgrounds. The school kids make fun of Beauty because of her dark skin and strange appearance. Deborah Williams wrote this book to tackle the struggles multi-racial/ethnic people, which she calls the "new generation."
This book took place over the course of one day but it was hard to tell at first. It kept jumping back and forth from being written in present and past tense. If it was confusing for me, I wonder how a small child will be able to follow it. Williams also used some big words for a children's book. There are no illistations and since the target market is small children, I highly suggest them.
I think it's great that Williams tried to tackle this important issue however, I don't think she succeeded. This book was self-published and is in need of editing. Since the time I received this book I have made the decision not to accept many self-published books, if any. This book is a prime example of why I have made that decision.
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