Interest Level
Grades 9 - 12
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 6.2
Lexile Measure®: 610L
DRA: Not Available
Guided Reading: NR
Genre
- General Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Social Studies
- Culture and Diversity
- African American
Reading Quiz Programs
About This Book
"HOT ICETaboo to the touch
A fire in the cold
That was us"
Welcome to a stage, where a soaring painting takes shape before your eyes, a big-booty poet stands at the mike, and there's a seat right in front, just for you.
This is a place where wise old ladies live and boys act like horses.
This is a vision of love that was crushed and brought back to life.
And this is my story. I'm Orphea Proud. Welcome to the show.
As Orphea, who discovers her sexuality as a lesbian, shares her story, powerful questions of family, prejudice, and identity are explored.
"From the Hardcover edition."
About the Authors or Illustrators
Sharon Dennis Wyeth is the author of My America: Freedom's Wings, A Piece of Heaven, Something Beautiful, a Children's Book Council Notable Book in the Field of Social Studies, Tomboy Trouble, Always My Dad, a Reading Rainbow selection, and Once on This River, a New York Public Library One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing selection.
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