The Accidental Adventures of India McAllister
Illustrator
Charlotte Agell
Publisher
Henry Holt
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780805089028
Pages
151 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
India, an unusual nine-and-a-half-year-old living in small-town Maine, has a series of adventures which bring her closer to her artist-mother, strengthen her friendship with a neighbor boy, and help her to accept the man for whom her father moved away.
Grade Level
3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Adoption; Single parent; Divorce; Gay/Lesbian; adopted child; single mother; divorced parents; gay father
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese / White
Family Formation
single mother, gay father, and father's boyfriend
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011
Rainbow List, 2011
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
Maine; China; reading; dog; bird; woods; snow; friendship; artist
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Agell, Charlotte, "The Accidental Adventures of India McAllister" (2010). Diverse Families. 1169.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1169