Life. Is. Not. Fair — Gary W. Bargar

Louis and his aunt are startled and upset when a Black family moves next door to their Kansas City home in 1958, but Louis soon recognizes that his new neighbor is a more reliable friend than the group of junior high "cools" with whom he had hoped to be friends.Louis Lamb wants to become more popular as he enters high school in 1959 Kansas City, but is unwilling to give up his Black friend, DeWitt, in order to gain favor