See No Color Contributor(s): Gibney, Shannon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823445682 ISBN-13: 9780823445684 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Adoption - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 780 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.40 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 178201 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Black daughter, white father, white mother. Race, adoption, and identity collide in this award-winning debut about a teen challenging the life she's always known. Being a transracial adoptee doesn't bother sixteen-year-old Alex Kirtridge-at least, not in a way she can explain to her white family. It doesn't matter that she's biracial when she's the star of the baseball team. But when Alex is off the field, she's teased for acting too white and judged for looking black. And while she loves her parents, her hot-headed brother, and her free-speaking sister, they don't seem to understand what it means that Reggie, a fellow ball player, is the first black guy who's wanted to get to know her. Things only get more complicated when she finds hidden letters from her birth father. Alex can't stop asking questions. Does she really fit in with her family? What would it be like to go to a black hairdresser? Should she contact her birth father, despite the fact that it might devastate her parents? Meanwhile, her body is changing, and Alex isn't sure she can keep up with her teammates. If she's going to find answers, Alex must come to terms with her adoption, her race, and the dreams she thought would always guide her. Author Shannon Gibney draws from her own experiences as a transracial adoptee to deliver this honest coming-of-age novel about a girl who doesn't know where she wants to fit in. Paperback edition includes a reading guide at the back! |