ACE OF SPADES

Narrator Jeanette Illidge portrays prideful Chiamaka (Chi) Adebayo. It's no surprise that her stellar academics and popularity result in her landing the honor of being head prefect in her final year at the prestigious Niveus Private Academy. In contrast, narrator Tapiwa Mugweni presents the surprise and meekness of music student Devon Richards when he is also named a prefect. But soon an unidentified school bully begins harassing both students. Illidge captures the pair's anxiety and voices their determination to discover who is attempting to intimidate them and why. Though both characters are Black, neither imagines how far back the hatred goes. The author narrates an afterword that explains her process and the background of the story. S.W. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2021]