The Lottery Plus One
Illustrator
Caroline Hadilksono
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780545925815
Pages
303 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Once upon a time, two couples with Jamaican, Mohawk, Indian, and Scottish ethnic roots won the lottery and bought a big house where all of them, four adults and seven adopted and biological children, could live together in harmony--but change is inevitable, especially when a disagreeable grandfather comes to stay.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
840L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Adoption; Multiracial; Multicultural; Gay/Lesbian; Transgender; Illness; Developmental disability; adopted children; adoptive family; multiracial family; multicultural family; gay; gay parents; lesbian; lesbian parents; transgender child; girl to boy; dementia; grandfather with dementia; shaken baby syndrome
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Canadian / Indian / Jamaican / Mohawk / Scottish
Family Formation
two mothers and two fathers
LGBTQ+
lesbian females; gay males; transgender male
Awards
Carnegie Medal, 2018, Long List, Children's Book
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books, 2017 Best Middle-Grade Family Stories
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book, 2017 Middle Grade
Keywords
blended family; lottery; Canada; grandfather; environmentally friendly lifestyle; homeschooled children; conservative values; progressive values
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Donoghue, Emma, "The Lottery Plus One" (2017). Diverse Families. 1513.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1513