Book
The Only Black Girls in Town
- Published
- 2020
- Genre
- Fiction
- Pages
- 368
- Words
- 62911
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.4
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Suggested reading age
- ages 8–13
In a predominately white California beach town, the only two black seventh-graders, Alberta and Edie, find hidden journals that uncover family secrets and speak to race relations in the past. Text includes negative stereotypes and bullying.
Collections
ALSC Notables
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780316456388
- ISBN-10
- 0316456381
Tags
ALSC NotablesBehavior-BullyingInterpersonal Relationships-FriendshipMysteries-SecretsPeople-African AmericanRacismRealistic FictionUnited States-California