Mama's Child: A Novel
Publisher
Atria Paperback
Publication Year
2013
ISBN
9781451693188
Pages
310 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A novel about deeply entrenched conflicts between a white mother and her biracial daughter.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Divorce; Biracial; divorced parents; biracial child; mixed race
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
African American / White
Family Formation
divorced mother and father
Keywords
mothers and daughters; forgiveness; alternating accounts; civil rights; women's liberation; feminism; activism
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Lester, Joan Steinau, "Mama's Child: A Novel" (2013). Diverse Families. 161.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/161