One More Step
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication Year
2002
ISBN
9781551432489
Pages
101 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fourteen-year-old Julian's parents separated when he was a baby and he is still angry and hurt. His mother has had relationships since -- all of which have ended disastrously -- but this time it seems serious. Jean-Paul looks like he might be the real thing. Julian is wary and critical as he comes to terms with the fact that he and his brother may have to let down their defenses and allow their mother to find happiness. On a road trip with his mother and her new beau, Julian finds that love and happiness come in many guises. In the end, he realizes that it is not blood that determines true family, but the willingness to stand together.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; divorced parents
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother
Keywords
bad relationships; serious relationship; mother's boyfriend
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Fitch, Sheree, "One More Step" (2002). Diverse Families. 1119.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1119