What Hearts
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Year
1992
ISBN
9780060211318
Pages
194 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After his mother divorces his father and remarries, Asa's sharp intellect and capacity for forgiveness help him deal with the instabilities of his new world.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; Step parent; Separation; divorced parents; step father; separated parents
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
Awards
Books for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High, Thirteenth Edition, 1997
Not Just for Children Anymore, 2000
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2005
Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, Tenth Edition, 1993
Horn Book Fanfare, 1992
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 1992
Notable Children's Books, 1993
School Library Journal: Best Books for Young Adults, 1992
Teachers' Choices, 1993
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1993
Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award, 1996-1997
Nominee
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
John Newbery Medal, 1993, Honor Book
Keywords
baseball; poetry; moving; new school; remarriage; love; depression; friendship
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Brooks, Bruce, "What Hearts" (1992). Diverse Families. 1025.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1025