Fighting for Dontae
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9780823423484
Pages
150 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When Mexican American seventh-grader Javier is assigned to work with a special education class and connects with Dontae, who has both physical and mental disabilities, his reputation among gang members and drug abusers no longer seems very important.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
750L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Incarceration; Physical disability; Developmental disability; Addiction; father in prision; deaf; blind; developmentally disabled children; drug addiction
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Mexican American
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Society of School Librarians International Book Awards, 2012, Best Book, Language Arts 7-12 Novels
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2013 Adventure and Mystery
Keywords
drugs; gangs; friendship; middle school; special education class; service project; cursing
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Castan, Mike, "Fighting for Dontae" (2012). Diverse Families. 1636.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1636