The Problem With the Other Side; Kwame Ivery

The Problem With the Other Side; Kwame Ivery

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Uly would rather watch old Westerns with his new girlfriend, Sallie, than get involved in his school's messy politics—why focus on the “bad” and “ugly” when his days with Sallie are so good? His older sister Regina feels differently. She is fed up with the way white school-body presidential candidate Leona Walls talks about black students. Regina decides to run against Leona . . . and convinces Uly to be her campaign manager.

Sallie has no interest in managing her sister's campaign, but how could she say no? After their parents' death, Leona is practically her only family. Even after Leona is accused of running a racist campaign that targets the school's students of color—including Sallie's boyfriend, Uly—Sallie wants to give her sister the benefit of the doubt. But how long can she ignore the ugly truth behind Leona's actions?

Together and apart, Uly and Sallie must navigate sibling loyalty and romantic love as the campaign spirals toward a devastating conclusion.

September 7, 2021

 

About the Author

Kwame Ivery was born in the Bronx and raised in East Orange, New Jersey. He received a BA in psychology from Princeton University and an MFA in dramatic writing from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He's had a screenplay optioned by Hollywood storyboard artist Karl Shefelman (The Silence of the Lambs, Confessions of a Shopaholic) and a short story in the ezine Smashed Cat. He's a proud high school English teacher with 100-plus teenage students who, on a daily basis, teach him just as many things as he teaches them.
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