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Black Like Kyra, White Like Me is the name of a 1992 children's picture book written and illustrated by Judith Vigna and published by . The story tells the tale of a friendship that develops between two young girls of separate ethnicities; Christy the narrator is Caucasian while her friend Kyra is of African descent. Conflict is created within the story when Kyra's family, the Kirks, move into Christy's neighborhood and racism threatens to tear their relationship and neighborhood apart. However, the story comes to a close when both Christy and Kyra's families develop a mutual trust and reliance on one another.

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  • Black Like Kyra, White Like Me is the name of a 1992 children's picture book written and illustrated by Judith Vigna and published by . The story tells the tale of a friendship that develops between two young girls of separate ethnicities; Christy the narrator is Caucasian while her friend Kyra is of African descent. Conflict is created within the story when Kyra's family, the Kirks, move into Christy's neighborhood and racism threatens to tear their relationship and neighborhood apart. However, the story comes to a close when both Christy and Kyra's families develop a mutual trust and reliance on one another. Written with a socially conscious agenda, Black Like Kyra, White Like Me endeavors to tackle racism and racist prejudices within a text suitable for young children. However, Vigna's writing has received criticism for using perceived stereotypes of black culture. (en)
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  • United States of America (en)
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  • Children's literature, picture book (en)
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  • Judith Vigna (en)
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  • English (en)
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  • Albert Whitman and Company (en)
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  • Albert Whitman and Company
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  • Black Like Kyra, White Like Me is the name of a 1992 children's picture book written and illustrated by Judith Vigna and published by . The story tells the tale of a friendship that develops between two young girls of separate ethnicities; Christy the narrator is Caucasian while her friend Kyra is of African descent. Conflict is created within the story when Kyra's family, the Kirks, move into Christy's neighborhood and racism threatens to tear their relationship and neighborhood apart. However, the story comes to a close when both Christy and Kyra's families develop a mutual trust and reliance on one another. (en)
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