Switch
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780803738621
Pages
368 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Gypsy Beaumont's magical savvy switches to its opposite when she learns that her mean and decidedly non-magical grandma has Alzheimer's and is going to move in with her family.
Grade Level
3-5, 6-8
Lexile Measure
830L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Kinship care; Neurological disorder; family taking care of grandparent; Alzheimer's disease
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother, father, and grandmother
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2016
Garden State Children's Book Award, 2018, Nominee
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Elementary and Middle Grade (Speculative Fiction)
Keywords
grandmothers; magic; birthday; abilities; foresight; blizzard; savvy; opposites
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Law, Ingrid, "Switch" (2015). Diverse Families. 766.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/766