The Lotterys Plus One
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780545925815
Pages
320 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Once upon a time, two couples with Jamaican, Mohawk, Indian, and Scottish ethnic roots won the lottery and bought a big house where all of them, four adults and seven adopted and biological children, could live together in harmony--but change is inevitable, especially when a disagreeable grandfather comes to stay.
Grade Level
3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Adoption; Gay/Lesbian; Biracial; same sex relationship; two moms; two dads; biracial child; multicultural
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
two mothers two fathers
LGBTQ+
male/male female/female
Keywords
Washington; D.C.; love; 9/11
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Donoghue, Emma, "The Lotterys Plus One" (2017). Diverse Families. 640.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/640