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Nikki Grimes was born on October 20th, 1950, and was born in Harlem and raised in New York City. She is an author of books written for children and young adults, as well as a poet and journalist. Nikki had a rough family life growing up. Her parents separated and reunited countless times before their final split. During this time her sister and her got separated and put into the foster system. She finally ended up in a family and while living there, that was the first time she began to write.

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Nikki Grimes spent much of her childhood in and out of foster homes, an experience that would influence her future writing.

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Paris Richmond: She is the main character in the story. She is a foster child looking for a family to love her.
Malcolm: Paris's brother. They were each other's rock until they were separated into different foster families.
Viola: Paris and Malcom's mom.
Boone Family: First foster family Paris and Malcolm lived with.
Lincoln Family: Second foster family Paris lived with.

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Paris and her brother Malcolm are foster kids. After they escape from an abusive foster home, they seek shelter with their grandma, but the only thing she did was split them up. Paris went to live with the Lincoln family in Ossing, New York. At first, Paris has a hard time getting used to her new family and making new friends. But as time rolls by she starts to love it. After a whole year and her finally starting to feel at home, Viola, her mom, calls her and asks her to come back and live with her. She says she wants to start over. Paris now has to make the decision as to whether or not she goes back to live with her mom or stay with her new family where she finally feels at home.

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The large amount of the book takes place at Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln's house in Ossing, New York.

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Protagonist: Paris is the protagonist. She faces struggles throughout the book but she overcomes them.

Antagonist: Paris's Grandma is the Antagonist because she separated Paris and Malcom even though they love each other dearly.