YA Review: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Dana and Chaurisse are sisters, but at the start of the book they don't know each other-- although Dana knows about Chaurisse. Dana is the secret daughter, born of a secret wife.  Their father, James, is a limo driver who is married to two different women at the same time, one of them illegally. The girls are growing up in Atlanta in the late-1970s and early- to mid-1980s. The story is told from two points of view: first is Dana's, as we see her struggle with being the 'secret' daughter who eventually tries to befriend Chaurisse. The second part of the book is Chaurisse's perspective. Tayari Jones has written a young adult novel with an original concept that will appeal to teens, especially, I think, intelligent girls.