The Lost Marble Notebook of Forgotten Girl and Random Boy
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781510715349
Pages
272 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel in verse
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Forgotten Girl is going through the most difficult time of her life-- the breakup of her parents, and her mom's resulting depression. She meets Random Boy, a hot guy who, like her, feels like an outcast and secretly writes poetry to deal with everything going on in his life. They come from opposite sides of the tracks, yet they find understanding in each other when they lay bare their life stories through the poetry they write and share with each other.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; Single parent; divorced parents; single mother
Main Character
boy and girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Poetry
Kirkus Book Award, 2015, Nominee, Young Reader
Keywords
teenagers; poetry; depression; friendship
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Jaskulka, Maria, "The Lost Marble Notebook of Forgotten Girl and Random Boy" (2017). Diverse Families. 1007.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1007