We the Children
Illustrator
Adam Stower
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9781416939078
Pages
176 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Sixth-grader Ben Pratt's life is full of changes that he does not like--his parents' separation and the plan to demolish his seaside school to build an amusement park--but when the school janitor gives him a tarnished coin with some old engravings and then dies, Ben is drawn into an effort to keep the school from being destroyed.
Grade Level
K-3; 3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; Divorce; separated parents; co-parenting; two homes
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
separated parents
Keywords
mystery and detective stories; riddles; sailing; schools
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Clements, Andrew, "We the Children" (2011). Diverse Families. 1159.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1159