Can non-white siblings have different skin color?

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Obviously, I’m white and ignorant.

My daughter and I have been reading Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o, which is a children’s book about a girl’s frustrations with her dark skin and learning acceptance of herself. (Great book.)

Sulwe’s family are all have very different skin tones. Sulwe is very dark but her sister is much lighter. Is that common for full siblings or artistic license for the story? As a white person, I have absolutely no basis for comparison.

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Yes. I went to elementary school with fraternal twin girls; one was strawberry blond/green eyed and pale, the other was olive skinned, dark haired/brown eyes.

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