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Contributor(s): Gibney, Shannon (Author)

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ISBN: 1467776823     ISBN-13: 9781467776820
Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (R)
OUR PRICE: $16.14  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2015
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2015001619
Age Level: 12-17
Grade Level: 7-12
Lexile Measure: 780(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.1" L (0.95 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: Minnesota Book Award, Finalist, Young Adult Literature, 2016
Review Citations: Shelf Awareness 12/18/2015
Publishers Weekly 09/07/2015
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2015
School Library Journal 10/01/2015 pg. 110
Booklist 10/15/2015 pg. 46
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 96
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2015 pg. 54
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2016
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 178201
Reading Level: 5.1   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

Transracial adoption is never oversimplified, airbrushed, or sentimentalized, but instead, it's portrayed with bracing honesty as the messy institution it is: rearranging families, blending cultural and biological DNA, loss and joy. An exceptionally accomplished debut. -- Kirkus, starred review

For as long as she can remember, sixteen-year-old Alex Kirtridge has known two things about herself: She's a stellar baseball player. She's adopted.

Alex has had a comfortable childhood in Madison, Wisconsin. Despite some teasing, being a biracial girl in a wealthy white family hasn't been that big a deal. What mattered was that she was a star on the diamond, where her father, a former Major Leaguer, coached her hard and counted on her to make him proud. But now, things are changing: she meets Reggie, the first black guy who's wanted to get to know her; she discovers the letters from her biological father that her adoptive parents have kept from her; and her changing body starts to affect her game. Suddenly, Alex begins to question who she really is. She's always dreamed of playing pro baseball just like her father, but can she really do it? Does she truly fit in with her white family? Who were her biological parents? What does it mean to be black? If she's going to find answers, Alex has to come to terms with her adoption, her race, and the dreams she thought would always guide her.

- Winner of the Minnesota Book Award
- A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen book of the Year
- A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year


Contributor Bio(s): Gibney, Shannon: -

Shannon Gibney is a professor of English and African diaspora studies at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and son.


 
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