Small Great Things

by Jodi Picoult

“Did you know that in The Lion King, the hyenas—the bad guys—all speak in either black or Latino slang? And that the little cubs are told not to go where the hyenas live?” He looks at me, amused. “Do you realize that Scar, the villain, is darker than Mufasa?” “Kennedy.” Micah puts his hands on my shoulders, leans down, and kisses me. “There is a slight chance you’re overthinking this.”