Tash Hearts Tolstoy
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781481489331
Pages
384 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fame and success come at a cost for Natasha "Tash" Zelenka when she creates the web series "Unhappy Families," a modern adaptation of Anna Karenina--written by Tash's eternal love Leo Tolstoy.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Bicultural; Biracial; Asexuality; bicultural family; bicultural teenager; two cultures; two heritages; biracial family; biracial teenager; asexual teenager
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Czech American / Kiwi American
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
asexual female/male
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
webseries; vlogging; internet; fandom; romance; friendship; relationships; Anna Karenina; Leo Tolstoy; immigrant parents; Czech immigrants; New Zealander immigrant
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Ormsbee, Kathryn, "Tash Hearts Tolstoy" (2017). Diverse Families. 1343.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1343