Rits
Publisher
Front Street
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9781590785454
Pages
236 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When his father runs off with his girlfriend and his distraught mother is admitted to an institution, thirteen-year-old Rits goes to live with his uncle and tries to make the best of his unusual circumstances.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Kinship care; uncle raising nephew
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother, father, and uncle
Awards
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
family problems; mental health institution; travel; diary; films; friendship
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Jongman, Mariken and Boeke, Wanda, "Rits" (2008). Diverse Families. 1084.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1084