Goodreads asked Arushi Raina:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Arushi Raina It started with a photograph of a 70's South African jazz player. There was something so exciting and glamorous about the picture, and it was glamorous because it was in the face of danger, in a world where black artists were not recognized for artistry.

And then I thought of a fictional jazz vocalist (she's not a very good one) in high school, just months before one of the largest student protests the world has ever seen...She's a fighter, this one.

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