Soames on the Range
Publisher
HarperTrophyCanada
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9780062026712
Pages
204 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After he gets in trouble at school for fighting, fifteen-year-old San Francisco "Cisco" Soames is sent by his hippy parents to live with his renegade uncle on a dude ranch.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
690L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Kinship care; Gay/Lesbian; Divorce; uncle raising nephew; gay; gay father; divorced parents
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
divorced parents
LGBTQ+
gay male
Awards
Rainbow List, 2012 Middle Early Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
high school; fighting; school suspension; Vermont; cooking; twin sisters; hippies; dude ranch
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Belgue, Nancy, "Soames on the Range" (2006). Diverse Families. 1417.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1417