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True Believer
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Publication Year
2002
ISBN
9780689852886
Pages
272 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel in verse
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Living in the inner city amidst guns and poverty, fifteen-year-old LaVaughn learns from old and new friends, and inspiring mentors, that life is what you make it--an occasion to rise to.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; Single parent; Poverty; death of a father; single mother; living in poverty
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Cuffies: Children's Booksellers Choose Their Favorite (and not-so-favorite) Books of the Year, 2001, Winner, Best Sequel
Cuffies: Children's Bookseller Choose Their Favorites (and not-so-favorite) Books of thenYear, 2001, Winner, Best Treatment of the Social Issue
Cuffies" Children's Booksellers Choose Their Favorite (and not-so-favorite) Books of the Year, 2001, Winner, Favorite Novel
Cuffies: Children's Booksellers Choose Their Favorite (and not-so-favorite) Books of the Year, Winner, Most Eye-Catching Jacket
Golden Kite Award, 2002, Award Book, Fiction
International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), Winner, Author
Jane Addams Children's Book Award, 2002, Honor, Older Readers
Michael L. Printz Award, 2002, Honor Book
National Book Award, 2001, Winner, Young People's Literature
Pacific Northwest Book Award, 2002, Winner
White Ravens Award, 2002, Winner, United States
Carnegie Medal, 2001, Short List
Carnegie Medal, 2001, Short List
Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature, 2001, Winner
Keywords
friendship; conduct of life; teenage girls; sex education; relationships; college
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Wolff, Virginia Euwer, "True Believer" (2002). Diverse Families. 1146.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1146