These Dreams of You
Publisher
Europa Editions
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9781609450632
Pages
309 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
The election of the country's first black president prompts failed novelist Zan Nordhoc and his wife to solve the mystery surrounding their adopted black daughter's life, an epic journey that helps a struggling family salvage its bonds.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial; adopted child; adoptive parents; international adoption; interracial/transracial adoption; interracial family
Main Character
adult male; female child
Race/Ethnicities
Ethiopian / White
Family Formation
adoptive mother and father
Keywords
Ethiopian Americans; President Barack Obama; election; recession; novelist; mystery; radio DJ; antenna; secrets
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Erickson, Steve, "These Dreams of You" (2012). Diverse Families. 545.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/545