The Sorta Sisters
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company
Publication Year
2007
ISBN
9781561454242
Pages
288 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
In Florida, Anna Casey lives with what she hopes is the last in a long line of foster mothers, and Mica Delano lives with her father on their small boat, and when the two of them begin corresponding, they discover they have a lot in common.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
690L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Disability and Health; Foster care; Single parent; Family member death; Addiction; foster child; foster parent; foster mother; fostering a child; single father; death of parents; alcoholism
Main Character
female children
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
foster mother; single father
Awards
Florida Book Award, 2007, Gold, Children's Literature
Green Earth Book Award, 2008, Honor Book
Society of School Librarians International Book Awards, 2008, Honor Book, Language Arts K-6 Novels
Keywords
Florida; pen pals; letters; school; ocean; friendships; long-distance friendships; boat; marina; home-schooled; new adventures; science; gifts
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Fogelin, Adrian, "The Sorta Sisters" (2007). Diverse Families. 1943.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1943