Do-Over
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Year
1992
ISBN
9780060587499
Pages
143 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Thirteen-year-old Whitman has to deal with the anger he feels towards his father when his parents separate, his own interest in several girls, and the heady feeling of acting in his first play.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Separation; Race discrimination; separated parents; racism
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
separated parents
Awards
Keystone to Reading Book Award, 1995, Winner, High School
Keywords
basketball; school play; dogs; acting; biking; dating
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Vail, Rachel, "Do-Over" (1992). Diverse Families. 1157.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1157