| Face Relations Contributor(s): Singer, Marilyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442496169 ISBN-13: 9781442496163 Publisher: Ssyr - Simon & Schuster Books for You OUR PRICE: $11.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - General - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 80958 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why can't a white kid sit with the black kids in the cafeteria? What happens when a biracial girl from Trinidad falls for a guy from a very different culture? How does a teen deal with being the only Palestinian boy or the only Japanese girl in a small American town? Face Relations offers eleven original works by celebrated authors Joseph Bruchac, Marina Budhos, M. E. Kerr, Kyoko Mori, Jess Mowry, Naomi Shihab Nye, Ren Salda a Jr., Marilyn Singer, Rita Williams-Garcia, Sherri Winston, and Ellen Wittlinger that explore the possibilities of embracing diversity in a world still rife with bigotry and racism. As editor Marilyn Singer writes in her introduction: ...the characters in these stories tear down the barriers that separate us. Their stories may be troubled, funny, sad, or fierce, but all are full of hope. 11 stories about seeing beyond color > Phat Acceptance by Jess Mowry > Skins by Joseph Bruchac > Snow by Sherri Winston > The Heartbeat of the Soul of the World by Ren Salda a Jr. > Hum by Naomi Shihab Nye > Epiphany by Ellen Wittlinger > Black and White by Kyoko Mori > Hearing Flower by M. E. Kerr > Gold by Marina Budhos > Mr. Ruben by Rita Williams-Garcia > Negress by Marilyn Singer |
Contributor Bio(s): Singer, Marilyn: - Marilyn Singer has written more than seventy books for children and young adults. Her works include novels, poetry, nature books, picture books, fairy tales, mysteries, and two other short story anthologies: Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls and I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and many pets.Singer, Marilyn: - Author of more than one hundred books in many genres, Marilyn Singer is the winner of the 2015 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her works include Mirror, Mirror, which was an ALA Notable Book, won the Cybils Award for poetry, and was on eight major best-books-of-the-year lists; Venom, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children; Fireflies at Midnight, a School Library Journal Best Book; and Tallulah's Tutu and its sequels. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Washington, Connecticut, with her husband and several pets. Visit MarilynSinger.net. |