Interest Level
Grades 9 - 12
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 7.1
Lexile Measure®: 690L
DRA: Not Available
Guided Reading: Z
Genre
- General Fiction
- Multicultural
- Young Adult
Theme/Subject
- Changes and New Experiences
- Parents
- African American
- Tolerance and Acceptance
- Prejudice and Tolerance Experiences
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About This Book
Melanin Sun and Mama have always been the whole family, with a special closeness that no one has ever been able to come between. But all that has changed. Suddenly, Mama is shutting doors that were always kept open — and Melanin Sun begins to realize she's been keeping secrets from him for a long, long time.For Melanin Sun, the truth is worse than anything he could have imagined. So is the humiliation from the cruel gossip that's been going around the neighborhood. The change in his relationship with Mama is painful enough. But now Melanin Sun must face his own deepest fears and prejudices — if he and Mama are ever to be whole again.
Jacqueline Woodson has written a brave, thought-provoking story that sensitively probes issues of racism and sexuality. She challenges readers to push beyond the walls of intolerance in order to reach the common bond that connects us all.
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