Nine Candles
Illustrator
Amanda Schaffer
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Publication Year
1996
ISBN
9780876149409
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After visiting his mother in prison on his seventh birthday, Raymond wishes it were his ninth birthday when Mama has promised to be home with his dad and him.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
470L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Incarceration; mother in prison; visitor's day
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Hispanic
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Society of School Librarians International Book Awards, 1996, Honor, Language Arts K-6 Novels
Children's Choices, 1997 Young Readers (Ages 6-8)
Kaleidoscope, A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8, Third Edition, 2001
Keywords
mothers and sons; birthdays; unease; feelings; missing a parent; car trip; theft; larceny
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Testa, Maria, "Nine Candles" (1996). Diverse Families. 175.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/175