title: Ever After High: Truth or Hair (A School Story)
author:  Suzanne Selfors 
description: <b>Suzanne Selfors </b>feels like a Royal on some days and a Rebel on others. She's written many books for kids, including the Smells Like Dog series and the Imaginary Veterinary series. She has two charming children and lives in a magical island kingdom, where she hopes it is her destiny to write stories forever after.<br />
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  Shortly before I graduated from eighth grade, it was announced that, come
  fall, our county school system would adopt a policy of racial integration by
  way of forced busing. My Spanish teacher broke the news in a way she hoped
  might lead us to a greater understanding of her beauty and generosity.
  
  
  “I remember the time I was at the state fair, standing in line for a Sno-
  Kone,” she said, fingering the kiss curls that framed her squat, compact face.
  "And a little colored girl ran up and tugged at my skirt, asking if she could
  touch my hair. 'Just once,' she said. 'Just one time for good luck.'
  
  
  “Now, I don't know about the rest of you, but my hair means a lot to me.” The
  members of my class nodded to signify that their hair meant a lot to them as
  well. They inched forward in their seats, eager to know where this story might
  be going. Perhaps the little Negro girl was holding a concealed razor blade.
  Maybe she was one o