Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children #2)
Illustrator
Rovina Cai
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780765392039
Pages
187 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In Down Among the Sticks and Bones, twin girls Jack and Jill find themselves thrust into a world of monsters and mad scientists, and something they thought they'd never experience: choice.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Foster care; Kinship care; Gay/Lesbian; Gender nonconformity; foster father; foster child; grandmother raising granddaughters; lesbian teenager; gender roles; girls who dress as boys; gender identity
Main Character
girls
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father; foster fathers
LGBTQ+
female/female
Awards
Alex Awards, 2018, Winner, Teen
Keywords
magic; distant parents; doors; vampires; werewolves; dresses; science; medicine; work; twin sisters; tomboy
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
McGuire, Seanan, "Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children #2)" (2017). Diverse Families. 1285.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1285