Zack's Story: Growing Up with Same-Sex Parents
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Publication Year
1996
ISBN
9780822525813
Pages
32 pages
Genre
biography
Format
picture book
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
An eleven-year-old boy describes life as part of a family made up of himself, his mother, and her lesbian partner.
Grade Level
3-5, 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Divorce; Step parent; Gay/Lesbian; divorced parents; step mother; lesbian; lesbian mother; lesbian adult; same-sex relationship; children of gay parents
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
divorced mother and father; mother and girlfriend
LGBTQ+
lesbian females
Awards
Gay and Lesbian Themes and Topics in Selected Children's and Young Adult Books, 2009 Gay and Lesbian Parents/Alternative Families: NonFiction
Keywords
mother and son; gay pride parade; New York City; photo-essay; elementary school; stereotypes
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Greenberg, Keith Elliot, "Zack's Story: Growing Up with Same-Sex Parents" (1996). Diverse Families. 277.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/277