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Twelve-year-old Diamond is stepping into a new school and a new version of herself.
In Brooklyn, Wingate High isn't just a building-it's a whole world. Metal detectors at the door. Hallway politics in the air. Older kids who look like they've seen too much and don't care who's watching.
Diamond comes in fly, iced in gold, trying to act like she's not nervous... but the city has a way of testing you on your first day.
With her big sister Shawnee right beside her, friends from elementary school calling her name, and a father who reminds her to keep her head up, Diamond learns fast: growing up isn't just about getting older...
...it's about learning who you are when everybody's watching.