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This book is about the life of a little black girl, Selina, whose mother works for a wealthy family as a domestic helper. Lynette, the mother in the wealthy white family, manages to help Selina get into a private Afrikaans school so she can get a better education. Herein lies some of the challenges: the different cultures and upbringing, Selina going to a school that is ‘fancy’ (is she now betraying her own by being ‘la-di-da’), the problems Selina has to deal with (leaving her grandmother behind and her friend’s teenage pregnancy – is school better than to have a boyfriend?). In essence this title addresses themes of a multicultural society that navigates through life within different class systems, relationships, social stigmas and the reality of living with AIDS. This book can also suit the teen market.