All Mixed Up! (Amy Hodgepodge, #1)
Illustrator
Soo Jeong
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780448448541
Pages
112 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Attending a "regular" school for the first time, former homeschooler Amy, whose family is racially mixed, meets new friends who celebrate their differences and include Amy in their song and dance routine for the upcoming talent show.
Grade Level
3-5
Lexile Measure
580L
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; Racial Diversity; Multicultural; Multiethnic; Multiracial; Interracial; multiple cultures; multicultural child; multicultural family; multiple ethnicities; multiracial child; multiracial family; interracial family; interracial parents; interracial friendship; mixed race
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Japanese; Korean) / Black (African American) / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2009
Keywords
elementary school; friendship; individuality; talent shows; bullying; singing
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Wayans, Kim and Knotts, Kevin, "All Mixed Up! (Amy Hodgepodge, #1)" (2008). Diverse Families. 471.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/471