Angel's Grace

Angel's Grace

Authors

Tracey Baptiste

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Publication Year

2005

ISBN

9780689867736

Pages

165 pages

Genre

realism

Format

novel

Item Type

Fiction

Annotation

While visiting her grandmother in Trinidad, thirteen-year-old Grace sees a photograph of a stranger with a birthmark identical to hers, and begins to wonder if the reason she feels different from the rest of her family is that he is her real father.

Grade Level

6-8

Lexile Measure

HL630L

Diversity Topics

Family Relationships; Single parent; single mother; absent father

Main Character

female teenager

Race/Ethnicities

Trinidadian

Family Formation

mother and step father

Awards

New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 2005 Stories for Older Readers

Keywords

identity; fathers and daughters; Trinidad and Tobago; birthmarks; photo album; family history; grandmother

Diversity Impact

direct

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