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From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun

Name: From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
ISBN: 9780142416419

Jacqueline Woodson

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · July 8, 2010

Reading lane: African American YA

A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Three-time Newbery Honor author Jacqueline Woodson explores race and sexuality through the eyes of a compelling narrator Melanin Sun has a lot to say.

African American YA Prejudice & Racism for Teens African American U.S. History for Teens award

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A close mother-son bond meets questions of race, sexuality, anger, and belonging.

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An intimate voice sorting thoughts in notebooks
Family questions that resist easy answers

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A tender, unsettled look at closeness under strain
Race and sexuality seen through a young narrator’s fears

Book Details

Authors: Jacqueline Woodson
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: July 8, 2010
Format: Paperback
Theme: African American YA · Prejudice & Racism for Teens
Reading lane: African American YA

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US: African American Stories
Orphans & Foster Kids
Growing Up

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A Coretta Scott King Honor Book Three-time Newbery Honor author Jacqueline Woodson explores race and sexuality through the eyes of a compelling narrator Melanin Sun has a lot to say. But sometimes it's hard to speak his mind, so he fills up notebooks with his thoughts instead. He writes about his mom a lot--they're about as close as they can be, because they have no other family. So when she suddenly tells him she's gay, his world is turned upside down. And if that weren't hard enough for him to accept, her girlfriend is white. Melanin Sun is angry and scared. How can his mom do this to him-- is this the end of their closeness? What will his friends think? And can he let her girlfriend be part of their family?