SkateFate
Publisher
HarperTeen
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780061432897
Pages
116 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel in verse
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Lucky Z, a Chicano foster child, loved living on the edge until a drag racing accident left him in a wheelchair, but as he struggles to find his place in a new high school, he begins writing poetry everywhere about anything, and in finding his voice he also discovers the beauty around him.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Foster care; foster child
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
Mexican American
Family Formation
foster parents
Keywords
foster care home; people with disabilities; skateboarding; drag racing
STARS Citation
Herrera, Juan Felipe, "SkateFate" (2015). Diverse Families. 919.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/919