Tell Me
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780147513144
Pages
288 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Feeling scared and powerless when her father's anger escalates and her parents separate, twelve-year-old Anna spends the summer with her grandmother and decides to make a difference when she sees what seems to be a girl held against her will.
Grade Level
3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; Kinship care; separated parents; grandmother raising granddaughter
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
separated parents
Awards
Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Award, 2015-2016
Nominee
South Carolina Junior Book Award, 2016-2017
Nominee
Keywords
rescues; fear; fathers and daughters; human trafficking; kidnapping; flower festival
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Bauer, Joan, "Tell Me" (2015). Diverse Families. 1117.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1117