Newsgirl
Publisher
Viking
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9780670011193
Pages
327 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In the spring of 1851, San Francisco is booming. 12-year-old Amelia Forrester has just arrived with her family and they are eager to make a new life in Phoenix City. But the mostly male town is not that hospitable to females and Amelia decides she will earn more money as a boy. Cutting her hair and donning a cap, she joins a gang of newsboys, selling Eastern newspapers for a fortune.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
640L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Gender nonconformity; single mother; gender roles; girls who dress as boys
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2010 Ages (9 to 12)
Distinguished Books, 2009 Fiction
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010 History, Life and Culture in the Americas
Rainbow List, 2010 Fiction
School Library Journal Book Review Stars, 2009
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, 2010 - 2011 Grades 5 Up
Sequoyah Book Award, 2011 - 2012 Intermediate
Keywords
San Francisco; newspaper; gang; sales people; journalism; women's rights; cross-dressing
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Ketchum, Liza, "Newsgirl" (2009). Diverse Families. 1471.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1471