Good reading so far — book 35. But I’ve been wondering – are there good new books that feature African American young people without putting them in a historical time of racial tension or illustrating how difficult their lives are? I want a Princess Diaries, The Winnie Years, Alex Rider, or The Secrets series — with the main characters who look, sound, and act like so many of my wonderful, unique, smart, and outstanding students who happen to NOT be white.