Arilla Sun Down

272 pp. Pub: 10/95. *****Twelve-year-old Arilla Adams has walked in her brother Jack's shadow for as long as she can remember. He knows who he is. Arilla understands that she is Aerind (part African American, part Native American), but she cannot identify with just one race like Jack, who identifies with being Native American. Only after saving her brother's life, can she discover her true identity.