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
STARS Citation
Leal, Ann Haywood, "Also Known as Harper" (2009). Diverse Families. 1564.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1564