The fifth book in Cynthia Voigts acclaimed Tillerman Series, Mina Smiths, black daughter of the local minister, must learn to accept herself. Mina Smiths, a schoolfriend of Dicey Tillermans, is expelled from summer dance school. Is it because shes black? Overwhelmed with the misery of failure and rejection, she turns to Tamer Shipp, the temporary minister at her fathers church he understands her feelings, even her feelings about him A strong story about identity and self-belief, and the importance of following your heart.