By Nicole Bailey-Williams

In piercingly insightful prose, A Little Piece of Sky takes us to a Latino neighborhood in North Philadephia where we meet Song Byrd, a young African American girl. The child of an adulterous affair, Song yearns to escape from outsider status in her family and her neighborhood. When her mother is murdered, she must go live with her father and his wife, carrying a heavy burden of guilt while struggling to figure out who she is and where she belongs. While living an existence of harsh realities and occasional beauty, she remains resilent, hopeful — and ultimately triumphant.