Black Brilliance Youth Books

"Nansi has never lost a race--until snobby Tania beats her in an unofficial event. Surely it's Tania's flashy shoes that gave her the edge? Nansi has to get a pair before the track tryouts. But how will she kick up $338? Incorporating Jamaican culture and the West African trickster character Anansi, debut author Carl Brundtland has created [a] ... self-absorbed heroine who always goes the distance--even if it's the wrong way"--