A hot topic and the nexus to the two-book series is immigration, which delves into the five themes of geography. Whether it is place, location, religion, relationship, or movement, "Brown Girl, Brown Girl, and Hasn't Anyone: a Child's Memoir" looks deeply into these. As a memoir, it is also presented with the components of how to write a memoir.

Chela had problems sleeping. On nights such as these, Daddy took her for a stroll along the breakwaters of the Atlantic Ocean. Here, her inquisitive mind took on a world of its own. Questions of the waves, the moon, and the ocean abound. 

Chela, the daughter of a Hindu and French Caribbean man, was born in Panama. Central to the global economy, the canal was a hot topic. Chela moved to the United States, where, again, she is faced with a conundrum of race relations. 

It is scaffolded for students with differing abilities, hence a two-book series.