Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess
Publisher
Pajama Press
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781772780338
Pages
240 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a "For Sale" sign mars the front lawn of her beloved house. Soon her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. To add insult to injury, what is Macy's final sixth-grade assignment? A genealogy project. Well, she'll put it off - just like those wedding centerpieces she's supposed to be making. Just when Macy's mother ought to be understanding, she sends Macy next door to help eighty-six-year-old Iris Gillan, who is also getting ready to move?in her case into an assisted living facility. Iris can't pack a single box on her own and, worse, she doesn't know sign language. How is Macy supposed to understand her? But Iris has stories to tell, and she isn't going to let Macy's deafness stop her. Soon, through notes and books and cookies, a bond grows between them. And this friendship, odd and unexpected, may be just what Macy needs to face the changes in her life.
Grade Level
3-5
Lexile Measure
870L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Health & Disability; Divorce; Single parent; Step parent; Physical disability; single mother; divorced parents; step father; step family; step siblings; step sister; step daughter; deaf / hearing impairment; wheelchair user
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Undetermined
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Poetry
Schneider Family Book Award, 2018, Winner, Middle School
Keywords
Best friends; friendship; elementary school; neighbors; plants; books
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Green, Shari, "Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess" (2017). Diverse Families. 2262.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2262