Caterpillar Summer
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Year
2019
ISBN
9781681197432
Pages
295 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Since her father's death, Cat has taken care of her brother, Chicken, for their hardworking mother but while spending time with grandparents they never knew, Cat has the chance to be a child again.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Lexile Measure
540L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Family member death; Single parent; Biracial; single mother; death of father; biracial children
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White; Biracial
Keywords
brothers and sisters; family life; grandparents; islands; North Carolina; responsibilities; fishing; family problems
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
McDunn, Gillian, "Caterpillar Summer" (2019). Diverse Families. 2174.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2174