Also Known as Harper

Also Known as Harper

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Publication Year

2009

ISBN

9781429935715

Pages

245 pages

Genre

realism

Format

novel

Item Type

Fiction

Annotation

Writing poetry helps fifth-grader Harper Lee Morgan cope with her father's absence, being evicted, and having to skip school to care for her brother while their mother works, and things look even brighter after she befriends a mute girl and a kindly disabled woman.

Grade Level

3-5; 6-8

Lexile Measure

800L

Diversity Topics

Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Single parent; Separation; Family violence; Homelessness; Poverty; Physical disability; Addiction; single mother; separated parents; abusive parent; abusive father; violent parent; rage; homeless family; transient; no home; living in a motel; homeless child; living in poverty; impoverished family; impoverished child; financial hardship; poor; wheelchair user; mute; alcoholism; substance abuse

Main Character

female child

Race/Ethnicities

White

Family Formation

single mother

Awards

Best Children's Books of the Year, 2010 Ages (9 to 12)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010 Social Interactions and Relationship

Keywords

poetry; poem; eviction; poetry contest; missing school; stillborn baby; babysitting; tent city; friendship

Diversity Impact

direct

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