LIVING IN THE MIDDLE BY A.ROBERT ALLEN is set in the early 1900's. The story focus is on 18 year old Jimmy Montgomery,who, after 18 years of being "white" finds out that low and behold he is not white. He also is not black. Jimmy is "in the middle. " Jimmy finds out his father,whom is white,had him but a black mother. Jimmy now, old enough for college has to decide what he wants to be , white or black. Jimmy decides to be both. Being "both" can be very dangerous for him.
This is the first of Mr.Allen's books I have read and I enjoyed it . It does give you an insight as to what a person like Jimmy had to deal with. Keeping his secret at school and being white and living in a black community when he was not in class and trying to learn to be black after all the years growing up white kept the story moving.
i recieved this book free from the author in exchange for a honest review.
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