Angel's Grace
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
STARS Citation
Baptiste, Tracey, "Angel's Grace" (2005). Diverse Families. 474.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/474