Another Life Altogether
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9780385530064
Pages
416 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In 1970s Northern England, thirteen-year-old Jesse Bennett struggles to come to terms with her attraction to girls while dealing with her mother's mental illness.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; homosexual; lesbian; lesbian teenager
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
female/female
Keywords
coming out; Nothern England; girls; mental health; bipolar; social acceptance; mental hospital; moving; traveling librarian; books
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Beale, Elaine, "Another Life Altogether" (2010). Diverse Families. 1319.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1319