NoorAnwuli Okwudili prefers to be called AO. To her, these initials have always stood for Artificial Organism. AO has never really felt natural, and that's putting it lightly. Her parents spent most of the days before she was born praying for her peaceful passing because even in utero she was wrong. But she lived. Then came the car accident years later that disabled her even further. Yet instead of viewing her strange body the way the world views it, as

"What do you think about working together on a book about the Black experience with vulnerability and shame resilience

it's up to Addy to lead her friends to safety

Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints

and can't wait to be part of a whole new kingdom of kids

But she won't be in it alone

their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding

When a young man from Haiti proposes to Libertie and promises she will be his equal on the island

But before Shane disappears again

tennis star Serena Williams

really knows it all

This one moment of departure from her stern ex-military father's plans for her life has Grace wondering why she doesn't feel more fulfilled from completing her degree

But as she and X dance around and toward each other