Cousins Bee and Alice (white, age 12) reunite after many years for their grandparents’ 50th anniversary in late 2019. Bee adores their grandparents and lives with her mom in the small Minnesota town where her and Alice’s moms grew up. Religious faith is important to Bee, but she’s secretly questioning some teachings of her conservative Lutheran church since realizing she likes girls. Alice’s family lives in Seattle. Alice only has a relationship with their grandma, who visits Seattle alone because of a family rift. She’s not religious, but she practically worships roller derby. None of these differences matter to the two girls, who stay connected by text after Alice’s family returns home; they’re determined to uncover the source of the family divide. Then the pandemic disrupts daily life. Bee misses her dad’s more accepting church in Minneapolis and finds herself more and more at odds with her opinionated grandpa. Alice’s learning differences are better accommodated by the changes in schooling, but she misses roller derby. As the girls navigate differing perspectives about pandemic precautions, shared grief over their grandma’s death, and dismay and anger at death of George Floyd, they solidify their friendship and commit to bringing their moms, at least, together. Rich, complex characterizations ground this deeply felt story told in the girls’ alternating voices. (Ages 9-13)