"Everything I Never Told You" grabs the readers attention as racial barriers tear the family apart, the family expectations to live up to, and the sense of belonging all come together and have an impact on why Lydia commits suicide.
Unfortunately, teen suicide is becoming an increasingly popular topic to write children books, TV shows, and movies about.
There have been multiple articles about teen suicide; however, they have not talked about the tension created within an interracial family. There is no scholarship on this book yet because it was recently published.