Color Me Colorless does not only explore the life of the author but the nostalgic path of self-identity and growing up fast. If by chance you grew up with cousins who felt like joking all the time and played way too much, if youve watched all the nineties cartoon classics, lived with grandparents and siblings, or even just dove into the depths of your imagination, this book is for you! Color Me Colorless is the poetry book you can just vibe well with. It also identifies with social patterns and behaviors of people, as far as representation of race. Let this book heal your heart, or at least be a part!
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Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Eric lived with his grandmother and his younger sister, who was born three years later. Eric and his sister were moved in and out of foster care; they never knew home until they were separated from each other after their third and final time in foster care. In the summer of 2008, Eric moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, to finally meet the father he hadn’t known for thirteen years. Later on, Eric moved back and forth between Charlotte and Brooklyn because of parental and domestic instability and financial complications. Between 2012 and 2013, Eric permanently lived with a newly found mentor of his, and she diligently motivated him to continue living the rest of his teenage years through and help him plan his life ahead accordingly.