2020年紐伯瑞獎作品
十三歲的 Genesis 有96種討厭自己的理由，為什麼她知道這明確的數字呢?
因為她有列一張清單:
＊因為她總是有家歸不得
＊因為她爸有賭癮
＊因為 Genesis 知道這全是她的錯
＊因為她的膚色太黑
面對家中有酗酒與賭癮的老爸，還付不出房租讓全家人被房東趕出房門，在校也因膚色的關係遭受歧視與霸凌，進退兩難的 Genesis 把一切錯誤都歸咎到自己的身上，然而情況並沒有因為她的自怨自艾而奇蹟般地改善。
Genesis 決心要改變現況，各種方式她都願意嘗試，將捲曲的頭髮拉直、甚至化妝改變膚色。但當她開始嘗試尋找喜歡上自己的一、兩點，她發現第一步應該先改變自己的心態。
"Reminiscent of Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye." -The New York Times
"One of the best books I have ever read...will live in the hearts of readers for the rest of their lives." -Colby Sharp, founder of Nerdy Book Club
"An emotional, painful, yet still hopeful adolescent journey...one that needed telling." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"I really loved this." -Sharon M. Draper, author of the New York Times bestseller Out of My Mind
This deeply sensitive and "compelling" (BCCB) debut novel tells the story of a thirteen-year-old who must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to finally learn to love herself.
There are ninety-six reasons why thirteen-year-old Genesis dislikes herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps a list:
-Because her family is always being put out of their house.
-Because her dad has a gambling problem. And maybe a drinking problem too.
-Because Genesis knows this is all her fault.
-Because she wasn't born looking like Mama.
-Because she is too black.
Genesis is determined to fix her family, and she's willing to try anything to do so...even if it means harming herself in the process. But when Genesis starts to find a thing or two she actually likes about herself, she discovers that changing her own attitude is the first step in helping change others.
