Betsey Brown by Ntozake Shange

Betsey Brown lives with her four younger siblings, mother, father and grandmother, all in one small house. The author, Ntozake Shange takes time in the exposition of the book to describe this house, and Betsey favorite places in it, showing that this setting is very important for the rest of the story. In the first few pages we learn the Betsey is the daughter of a relatively young couple, Jane and Greer, and has some odd quirks. She likes acting, or as she calls it "elocution", likes to hide and describe stairs along with balconies. I like the writing so far, its eloquent and witty, and the characters are interesting.