Nellie's Promise (American Girls)
Illustrator
Dan Andreasen
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9781584858904
Pages
85 pages
Genre
historical
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Nellie O'Malley finally has a home again. She and her little sisters, Bridget and Jenny, are happily settling in with Samantha's family in New York City.
Grade Level
3-5, 6-8
Lexile Measure
750L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; Foster care; foster children; foster family; adopted children; adoptive family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Keywords
friendship; dysfunctional families; brothers and sisters; problem families; New York City; adjusting to a new family; custody issues
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Tripp, Valerie, "Nellie's Promise (American Girls)" (2004). Diverse Families. 174.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/174