"Mama always said you should live a life the same way you piece a quilt...You was the one to decide how your story turns out." Irene Latham's quilt metaphor depicts the story's arc, while its details explore how perception forms. This is a poignant story of racial tension, misguided understanding, and loss. "Sometimes things don't make sense, no matter how hard you try to figure it. Them are the times you got to find the courage to do what you think is best. You got to make up your own mind and see it through. Just like stitching a quilt." Well-written with content most appropriate for middle grade readers.