Title
Girl from Mars
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780888997241
Pages
180 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Miriam dreams of escaping from her boring small-town life and going to the big city to start her own life, especially when she develops romantic feelings for a girl named Laura and forms a new outlook after a weekend in the city.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL510L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; lesbian teenager
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
lesbian female
Awards
Oldenburg Young Adult Book Award, 2003
Rainbow List, 2009 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
Germany; small towns; high school; first love; parties
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bach, Tamara, "Girl from Mars" (2008). Diverse Families. 1399.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1399