LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER

Unputdownable and unforgettable, LISTEN TO YOUR SISTER by Neena Viel will be a must-read for fans of The Return and The Other Black Girl.

Calla thinks it's nearly impossible to keep a Black child safe. She's doing her best to raise her teen brother, Jamie, struggling to balance parent-teacher conferences with her career, and resenting their middle brother Dre for not doing his part. After all, he's the one who convinced her to take Jamie in. Then Jamie's Black Lives Matter activism starts with an explosion and ends with a very dead cop, and the siblings go on the run to a remote cabin that turns out to be anything but a respite from danger. Her brothers assume Calla will figure something out like she always does, ever since they were kids. But this time, the threat splintering their lives comes from outside the world they know. And Calla is fed up with how much she's had to sacrifice to keep their family togetherthis time, she wants to save herself. With their livesand their realityhanging in the balance, the siblings are asked to decide if survival means holding fast to each other, or if it's time to learn to let go. Neena Viel has a Bachelor's in Communication from Arkansas State University, and a Master's in Public Service from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. She is the Director of Development & Communications at Northwest Education Access, a Seattle-based nonprofit, and has over eight years of experience in philanthropy.