| From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun Contributor(s): Woodson, Jacqueline (Author) |
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ISBN: 014241641X ISBN-13: 9780142416419 Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Alternative Family - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.58" W x 8.6" (0.34 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Sex & Gender - Lesbian - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 68677 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Three-time Newbery Honor author Jacqueline Woodson explores race and sexuality through the eyes of a compelling narrator Melanin Sun has a lot to say. But sometimes it's hard to speak his mind, so he fills up notebooks with his thoughts instead. He writes about his mom a lot--they're about as close as they can be, because they have no other family. So when she suddenly tells him she's gay, his world is turned upside down. And if that weren't hard enough for him to accept, her girlfriend is white. Melanin Sun is angry and scared. How can his mom do this to him-- is this the end of their closeness? What will his friends think? And can he let her girlfriend be part of their family? |