Ashes to Asheville
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780399165047
Pages
526 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Twelve-year-old Fella is swept away on a wild road trip by her older sister Zany to fulfill their late mother's dying wish.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Family member death; Single parent; Legal guardianship; Gay/Lesbian; death of a mother; grief; terminal illness; grandparent raising grandchild; single mother; lesbian parent; same sex relationship
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
grandmother and single mother
LGBTQ+
female/female
Awards
Lambda Literary Award, 2018, Finalist, LGBT Children's/Young Adult
Keywords
automobile travel; social issues; sisters; adventure; sisterly bond; dying wish; mother's ashes; separation
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Dooley, Sarah, "Ashes to Asheville" (2017). Diverse Families. 1283.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1283