Girl in the Shadows
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9780786286140
Pages
515 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After the death of her parents, April Taylor flees north to take a job looking after Mrs. Westington's deaf granddaughter, Echo, until the arrival of the girl's mother and her drug-dealing boyfriend puts both girls' lives in deadly danger.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Adoption; Legal guardianship; Family member death; Family violence; Gay/Lesbian; Physical disability; adopted teenager; grandparent raising grandchild; death of parents; death of a mother; death of a father; abusive family; lesbian; lesbian teenager; deaf; deaf teenager
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
adoptive grandmother
LGBTQ+
lesbian females
Keywords
adopted teenager; grandparent raising grandchild; death of parents; death of a mother; death of a father; abusive family; lesbian; lesbian teenager; deaf; deaf teenager
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Andrews, V. C., "Girl in the Shadows" (2006). Diverse Families. 695.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/695