Dear Rachel Maddow
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Publication Year
2018
ISBN
9781250146021
Pages
265 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Brianna gets the lead in the Thanksgiving school play. She'll be Hero the Hen! She almost forgets about the coughing and breathing trouble she's been having.Brianna loves practicing her leaping and flapping. But at the dress rehearsal, she has a bad coughing attack and feels a tightness in her chest. The teacher calls 911 and the paramedics take Brianna to the hospital. There, Dr. Anderson diagnoses Brianna with asthma. Brianna begins to learn about her disease and how to manage it. Things are soon under control, and she's back on stage for her debut!
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL590L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Divorce; Family member death; Poverty; Separation; Step parent; Gay/Lesbian; Addiction; Mental illness; Physical disability; divorced parents; death of a brother; separated parents; step father; living in poverty; impoverished family; financial hardship; poor; lesbian; queer; gay teenager; lesbian sister; wheelchair user; mobility; depression; anxiety; alcoholism; drug addiction; substance abuse
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
White
Keywords
immobility; drug overdose; friendship; journal; hospitalization; confidant; news reporter; news broadcast; high school
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kisner, Adrienne, "Dear Rachel Maddow" (2018). Diverse Families. 2165.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2165