Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It Contributor(s): Frazier, Sundee T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 044042206X ISBN-13: 9780440422068 Publisher: Yearling Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2008 Annotation: Ten-year-old Tae Kwon Do blue belt and budding rock hound Brendan Buckley keeps a "Confidential" notebook for his top-secret scientific discoveries. And he's found something totally top secret. The grandpa he's never met, who his mom refuses to talk about or see, is an expert mineral collector and lives nearby! Secretly, Brendan visits Ed DeBose, whose skin is pink, not brown like Brendan's, his dad's, or that of Grampa Clem's, who recently died. Brendan sets out to find the reason behind Ed's absence, but what he discovers can't be explained by science, and now he wishes he'd never found him at all. . . . "From the Hardcover edition." |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Lexile Measure: 630(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" L (0.30 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Awards: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2010 Rhode Island Children's Book Awards, Nominee, Grades 3-6, 2010 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 118066 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Winner of the Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe New Talent Award, this acclaimed, multicultural book about a biracial boy with a passion for science will resonate with children everywhere who can't--or won't--be defined by categories. Ten-year-old Brendan Buckley is a self-declared scientist: asking questions and looking for answers, but most of all struggling against the overprotective behavior of his parents. Up until now, he has never even met his grandfather--the grandfather his mother won't even speak of. A chance encounter brings Brendan and his grandfather together where Brendan initiates a relationship with estranged grandfather, Ed DeBose. While they share a passion for geology, they do not share the color of their skin; Brendan's skin is brown, not pink like Ed DeBose's. Pretty soon, Brendan sets out to uncover the reason behind Ed's absence but soon discovers that family secrets can't be explained by science. A winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award, this is a novel about a boy learning about race relations and what it means to be a family. An NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year Frazier writes affectingly about what being biracial means in twenty-first century America. --School Library Journal Brendan is an appealing character with a sense of honor. . . . A good, accessible selection to inspire discussion of racism and prejudice. --Kirkus Reviews Frazier delivers her messages without using an overly heavy hand. Brendan is a real kid with a passion for science and also a willingness to push his parents' rules. --Booklist |
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