MIXED

Jeanne Jones’ MIXED (Exploring What It Means to Be Blended in America) is a vital and moving memoir of living in a mixed race family in America. Jones expertly blends fascinating family history–Czechoslovakian immigrants who came through Ellis Island, ancestors who fought in America’s Revolutionary War, and escaped slaves in the South, among others–with current events and her struggles as a mom raising biracial twin girls. A deeply personal, intense account of lived racism, as well as the love and deep bonds that unite family and all people beyond race or background.