Rain Rising

Rain is keeping a big secret from everyone around her: She's sad. All the time. Rain struggles with her image and feels inferior to her best friend, Nara, who is skinnier, lighter-skinned, and has more money than she does. Not even her all-star student-athlete big brother, Xander, can help Rain with her dark thoughts and low self-esteem.

When Xander becomes the victim of violence at a predominantly white university, Rain's life and mind take a turn for the worse. But when her favorite teacher, Miss Walia, invites her to an after-school circle group, Rain finds both the courage to help herself and her family heal as well as the strength to rise again.