Screaming Divas
Publisher
Merit Press an imprint of F+W Media Inc
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781440572791
Pages
205 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A teenage girl band in 1980s South Carolina becomes a local sensation, but just as its members are about to achieve their rock girl dreams, tragedy strikes.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Incarceration; Interracial; Gay/Lesbian; juvenile detention; single mother; single father; interracial friendship; lesbian; lesbian teenager
Main Character
girls
Race/Ethnicities
Japanese American / White
Family Formation
multiple
LGBTQ+
female/female
Awards
Rainbow List, 2015 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
stealing; child prodigy; music; band; violin; homophobia; drug abuse; friendship
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kamata, Suzanne, "Screaming Divas" (2014). Diverse Families. 1344.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1344