Between Mom and Jo
Publisher
Little, Brown
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9780316739061
Pages
240 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Nick has a three-legged dog named Lucky, some pet fish, and two moms who think he's the greatest kid ever. And he happens to think he has the greatest Moms ever, but everything changes when his birth mom and her wife, Jo, start to have marital problems. Suddenly, Nick is in the middle, and instead of having two Moms to turn to for advice, he has no one.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
470L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Separation; Gay/Lesbian; Physical disability; Illness; Addiction; separated parents; lesbian; lesbian adults; lesbian mothers; same-sex relationship; dog with a missing leg; breast cancer; alcoholism
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
separated two mothers
LGBTQ+
lesbian females
Awards
James Cook Book Award: Celebrating Diversity in Teen Literature, 2007, Honorable Book
Lambda Literary Award, 2006, Winner, Children's (Young Adult)
Cybils Awards, 2006, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Thumbs Up! Award, 2007, Nominee
Keywords
harassment; discrimination; flashbacks; bullying; animal rescue; hostility at school; memories
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Peters, Julie Anne, "Between Mom and Jo" (2006). Diverse Families. 1972.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1972