Edgar Allan
Publisher
Puffin Books
Publication Year
1999
ISBN
9780141304328
Pages
128 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When the Fickett family decides to adopt a little black boy, they are faced with threats, angry phone calls, a burning cross on the lawn, and an ultimatum from their oldest daughter.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
660L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Foster care; Adoption; Interracial; Race discrimination; foster child; foster family; adopted child; adoptive family; interracial/transracial adoption; interracial family; racism
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
African American / White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Awards
Notable Children's Books, 1968
Keywords
family problems; race problems; race relations; prejudices; bigotry; neighbors; crisis
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Neufeld, John, "Edgar Allan" (1999). Diverse Families. 485.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/485