Camo Girl
by Kekla Magoon
Book Description:
Ella and Z
have been friends forever, both of them middle-school outsiders in their Las
Vegas suburb. Ella is the only black girl in her grade and gets teased for the
mottled colors of her face. (Her deceased father was white.) Z is the classic
“weird kid” who maintains an elaborate—and public—fantasy life, starring himself
as a brave knight. Though Z is content with his imagined world, Ella wishes for
a larger group of friends, so she’s thrilled when Bailey, another black kid,
arrives at their school. He’s popular and wants to befriend Ella—but to join the
cool crowd, Ella would have to ditch Z. Does she stay loyal to the boy who has
been her best and only friend for years, or jump at the chance to realize her
dream of popularity?
Review:
This was an easy to read book. In some ways some of the events seemed to wrap up a little too easily, but if you can suspend your disbelief, the points addressed in the book really do make for an enjoyable story. The main characters of Ella and Z were really well fleshed out and the struggles they each face were intriuging to read about. This was definitely not the best written book I've ever read, but it got its point across, which was important. 
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