Girl from Mars
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780888997241
Pages
180 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Miriam dreams of escaping from her boring small-town life and going to the big city to start her own life, especially when she develops romantic feelings for a girl named Laura and forms a new outlook after a weekend in the city.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL510L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; lesbian teenager
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
lesbian female
Awards
Oldenburg Young Adult Book Award, 2003
Rainbow List, 2009 Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
Germany; small towns; high school; first love; parties
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bach, Tamara, "Girl from Mars" (2008). Diverse Families. 1399.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1399