Everybody's Son by Thrity UmrigarMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Left home alone for a week unsupervised, nine-year-old Anton barely escapes from his low-rent apartment. He kept waiting for his mom to come home, but she was found in a crack house, and so Anton ends up in foster care. Judge Coleman steps in. He and his wife are still grieving from the son they lost in a car crash, and fostering young Anton might be the help they need to live (and love) again.
This book REEKS of white privilege--the rich and powerful white couple takes in the poor mixed black kid in order to make sure the boy turns out "okay." Anton has to confront this when he finds out the truth about his adoption, during the same time that he's on the campaign trail for governor. Yeah, governor.
Love how the novel tackles race and privilege, and how it was a fast and easy read. But the dialogue and word choice was iffy at times, and seemed forced.
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