Emily in Love
Publisher
Browndeer Press
Publication Year
1997
ISBN
9780152009618
Pages
176 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A developmentally-disabled fourteen-year-old faces the challenges of her classes at a "regular" high school, a new job, and a budding romance.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Developmental disability; developmentally disabled teenager; hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 1998 Nine & Up Growing Up Children's Choices, 1998 Advanced Readers (Ages 10-13)
Keywords
high school; work; job; romance; party; school newspaper; friendship
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Rubin, Susan Goldman, "Emily in Love" (1997). Diverse Families. 1621.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1621