Stained

<b>In this stunning novel in verse, a boy watches his town grow bitterly divided from behind the lens of his camera... until he finds the courage to stand up for what''s right. A story of bravery, allyship, and risks worth taking.</b><br><br>Twelve-year-old Ulysses is new in town. Between his unusual name and the port-wine stain splashed across his face, he''s hardly looking for more attention. Uly is happiest hidden behind the lens of a camera, where he can obscure his appearance while taking in the world around him.<br><br>Luckily, his middle school needs a photographer for their mural project, and Uly gets to watch (and snap) as students come together to paint a local artist''s design. The mural is perfect: powerful words, images from nature, and even a painting mistake transformed into a tiny rainbow.<br><br>Except that <i>tiny</i> rainbow becomes a <b>GIANT</b> problem. <br><br><i>Murals are supposed </i><br><i>to bring communities together. </i><br><i>What does it say about </i><br><i>our community, </i><br><i>that our mural </i><br><i>must be destroyed over </i><br><i>something as innocent </i><br><i>as a rainbow? </i><br><br>Activism, art, and identity collide in this courageous story based on real-world events. Told in captivating, accessible verse, Rhonda DeChambeau captures a town in crisis and the unlikely heroes who step in to bring their community back together.