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**With twenty stories that center and celebrate the multiracial and multicultural experience from your favorite award-winning and bestselling authors, this is a groundbreaking anthology perfect for fans of COME ON IN and BLACK ENOUGH. When identities cross boundaries, with **** love that knows no bounds.** From platonic and romantic love to grief and heartbreak, these stories explore navigating life at the intersection of identities, and what it means to grow up surrounded by a multitude of traditions, languages, cultures, and interpersonal dynamics. Returning to a father’s homeland. Trying to fit in at chaotic weddings and lavish birthday parties where not all are welcome. Processing grief at family gatherings. Figuring out how to share the news of a new relationship with loved ones. This collection celebrates multicultural and multiracial characters at the helm of their own narratives, as they approach life with a renewed sense of hope and acceptance. Featuring original stories from: * Adi Alsaid * Rebecca Balcárcel * Akemi Dawn Bowman * Anika Fajardo * Shannon Gibney * I.W. Gregorio * Veera Hiranandani * Nasugraq Rainey Hopson * Emiko Jean * Erin Entrada Kelly * Torrey Maldonado * Mélina Mangal * Goldy Moldavsky * Randy Ribay * Loriel Ryon * Tara Sim * Eric Smith * Jasmine Warga * Ismée Williams * Karen Yin