Plain City is a realistic book written by Virginia Hamilton. Some characters in this book are Buhlaire Sims, Bluezy, Uncle Sam, Grady, and Theodore Junior Sims. Buhlaire is a 12 year old girl who grew up not knowing she had a father. She was different from every other kid because she had rasta hair and a carrot-honey face. Her family told her that her father died in Vietnam but she finds out the truth. One day she is caught in a bad snowstorm and her father saves her and a kid who follows her named Grady. Buhlaire discovers that he is homeless and has mental problems. She spends some time with him and learns that he has stayed in Grady’s dads shelter before but always leaves. Buhlaire also finds out that Junior has always watched her and has
