TAYLOR IS THE DARKEST-SKINNED AMONG HER PEERS, AND TO SOME, SHE IS UGLIEST BY USUAL STANDARDS WHO ARE FAIR-SKINNED. YET TAYLOR IS THE LUMINOUS AND MOST RESILIENT YOUNG LADY AMONGST HER PEERS. THOUGH SHE HAS EVERYTHING A GIRL DESIRES, HER ANGUISH OF BEING MOCKED AND TEASED FOR BEING A BEAUTIFUL BROWN GIRL MADE HER BELIEVE THAT SHE WAS LESS

THAN. SHE PERSEVERED THROUGH ALL OF THE TORMENT AND BECAME MORE ABUNDANTLY BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT, ACCOMPLISHING ALL OF HER GOALS.