Blended
Sharon M. Draper (Author)
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Middle Grade, Fiction
Publication Date: October, 30, 2018
Isabella switches lives every week. One week she lives
with her dad, his girlfriend, and her son in a very fancy house, and the next
week she lives with her mom and John-Mark in a comfortable house.
She's eleven years old and stuck between two parents who
argue all the time about her, and she's stuck in two different worlds. Switching
houses every week is more than just switching clothes and names (Izzy with her
mom, Isabella with her dad). It's also switching identities.
Isabella is the same person, but her life experiences
with her black dad and her white mom are very different. Isabella and Darren (her dad's girlfriend's
son) are stopped by police, and things escalate quickly when a cell phone is
mistaken for a gun.
Blended packs a lot into a middle grade novel, but kids
deal with these situations everyday: blended families (in race), blended
families (in living situation), questions about who you are, where you belong,
and how others and society perceive you. Blended will hit home for many while offering
insight for those who haven’t experienced these things. It’s a thought-provoking read that middle
grade students will enjoy.
If you’re interested in reading Blended, you can
purchase a copy here on Amazon.
*A copy of this book was provided free of charge for an
honest review.
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