I’ve been aware of this book for many years and finally checked it out from the library a couple of years ago. I made it through most of the book but didn’t manage to finish it before it was due and then I didn’t get back to it until now. I was going to pick up where I left off when I checked it out again but instead I read it from the beginning. I think that was a wise choice. Janie Crawford was raised by her grandmother, who worked for a white family. She grew up and played with the children in that family and never noticed a difference…