Peas and Carrots
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780553512816
Pages
279 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After her mother is arrested, fifteen-year-old Dess is sent to live with the foster family that took in her baby brother several years before, and although she and her new foster sister, Hope, clash immediately, they soon realize they have much in common.
Grade Level
6-8, 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Foster care; Incarceration; Interracial; foster child; foster family; foster siblings; mother in prison; interracial family
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
foster family
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
brothers and sisters; prejudices; belonging (social psychology); conduct of life; drugs; misunderstanding
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Davis, Tanita S., "Peas and Carrots" (2016). Diverse Families. 620.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/620