Revolutions of the Heart
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Year
1993
ISBN
9780395641682
Pages
184 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Cory's seventeenth year is marked by her mother's sudden death, the return of her hotheaded older brother, her romance with a Native American boy, and the eruption of bigotry in her small Wisconsin town.
Grade Level
6-8, 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Step parent; Family member death; Interracial; Race discrimination; step father; death of a mother; racism; interracial relationship
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Native American / White
Family Formation
step father
Awards
Books for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High, Twelfth Edition, 1995 Books in the Middle: Outstanding Books, 1993 Bulletin Blue Ribbons, 1993 School Library Journal Best Books, 1993 School Library Journal: Best Books for Young Adults, 1993 YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1994 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 1994
Keywords
family problems; Native Americans of North America; prejudices; families; dating
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Qualey, Marsha, "Revolutions of the Heart" (1993). Diverse Families. 626.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/626