Half and Half
Publisher
Dell Yearling
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9780440418900
Pages
144 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
At Seattle's annual Folk Fest, twelve-year-old Fiona and her older brother are torn between trying to please their Chinese grandmother and making their Scottish grandparents happy.
Grade Level
3-5, 6-8
Lexile Measure
800L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Biracial; Interracial; Bicultural; biracial child; interracial marriage; mixed race; bicultural child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese / Scottish
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2005 - 2006, Grades 4-6
Nutmeg Children's Book Award, 2007, Grades 4-6
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2004 Geography, People and Places
Keywords
family life; identity; folk festival; dancing; kung fu; fitting in; author; checking a box
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Namioka, Lensey, "Half and Half" (2004). Diverse Families. 499.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/499