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I think my title does quite a bit of work: it brings in the Greek chorus so before even opening the novel, the “we’ is immediately present for the reader. And while the novel deals with the foster care system, it’s more about seeing the gray. What does it mean to see the gray?, you might be wondering. Well, to me, it’s understanding that we can only know so much about another person (and yet as a society, we’re so prone to judge). How We See the Gray is about how we’re all complicated and messy, so we should show each other grace and kindness.
How surprised would your teenage reader self be by your novel?
My teenage self would be...[read on]
Q&A with Rachel León.
--Marshal Zeringue
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