In her debut novel, indie film director Bridgett M. Davis delivers what Booklist calls "a riveting family drama." Set in the late 1960s to 1980, Shifting Through Neutral is a coming-of-age tale about a young African American woman. After her mother leaves home, Rae Dodson, only a child, must care for her grief-stricken father. Rae is forced to grow up quickly in a time of change, seeking to understand the actions of the adults who surround her. "A beautifully rendered first novel that captures the complications of children caught between discontented parents with secret lives."-Washington Post