Off-Color
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication Year
2007
ISBN
9780374371968
Pages
176 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fifteen-year-old Cameron living with her single mother in Brooklyn finds her search for identity further challenged when she discovers that she is the product of a biracial relationship.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
760L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Single parent; Biracial; Bicultural; single mother; biracial teenager; mixed race; bicultural teenager; heritage
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
28 Days Later, 2010 Young Adult
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2007
Booklist Top 10 Black History Books for Youth, 2008
Middle and Junior High Schoool Library Catalog, Ninth Edition Supplement 2008, 2008
Keywords
identity; mothers and daughters; high school; moving; new friends; new job
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
McDonald, Janet, "Off-Color" (2007). Diverse Families. 268.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/268