Eighth-grade aspiring journalist Indigo has a plan.
Sheโs determined to win back her two best friends, Abbie and Manning, who drifted away from her as they got more popular. So now Indigo is going to become popular tooโby breaking an important news story that gets everyoneโs attention.
Indigoโs reporting about an unfair school policy puts her in the spotlight, and her plan seems to work. Suddenly everyone thinks sheโs cool. Including Abbie and Manning!
At the same time, Indigo stumbles upon a book by journalist and activist Ida B. Wellsโwith private letters written by Ida tucked inside. Reading about Idaโs life and work prompts Indigo to keep investigating her schoolโs policies. She soon finds out that the rules arenโt enforced equally. In fact, the harshest punishments tend to fall on Black and brown students.
When Indigo keeps reporting on this issue, her newfound popularity starts to slip away. Her friends tell her sheโs overreacting. Classmates say sheโs too aggressive, too negative, too annoying.
But Ida gets it. Ida spent her whole life battling racism. And as Indigo reads more of Idaโs letters, she realizes sheโll have to choose between keeping quiet and fighting for justice.
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