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OverviewA powerful middle grade coming-of-age novel set in a slowly integrating upper middle class Los Angeles neighborhood in the summer of 1965, from a Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning author. Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Sharon M. Draper. It's 1965, Los Angeles. Sophie is the new black kid in a nearly all-white neighborhood; her beloved sister, Lily, is going away to college soon; and her parents' marriage is rocky. Plus, there's her family's new, disapproving housekeeper to deal with. Then riots erupt in nearby Watts and a friend is unfairly arrested, and Sophie learns that life--and her own place in it--is even more complicated than she'd once thought. Honest, witty . . . relatable. Unfairness and race-consciousness run through the story--so do surprises. Bigotry wears many guises. Kindness does too. --Wall Street Journal Thoughtful and well-wrought . . . . Compassionate, pointed, and empowering. --Booklist, starred review An impressive coming-of-age story. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review Reveals how an impressionable and intelligent child learns from the injustices that touch her, her family, and her friends. --Publishers Weekly, starred review Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karen EnglishPublisher: Turtleback Imprint: Turtleback ISBN: 9781663629630ISBN 10: 1663629633 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 01 January 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA Kirkus Prize Finalist Honest, witty...relatable. Unfairness and race-consciousness run through the story--so do surprises. Bigotry wears many guises. Kindness does too. --Wall Street Journal * Satisfying. --SLJ, starred * Thoughtful and well-wrought...compassionate, pointed, and empowering. --Booklist, starred * An impressive coming-of-age story. --Kirkus Reviews, starred * Reveals how an impressionable and intelligent child learns from the injustices that touch her, her family, and her friends. --PW, starred The perspective of an upper-middle-class African American family is an unusual and welcome one. Fans of Rita Williams-Garcia will enjoy this moving, frank novel. --Horn Book Author InformationKaren English is the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of Kirkus Prize finalist It All Comes Down to This and the Nikki & Deja and The Carver Chronicles series. She is a former teacher and lives in Los Angeles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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