Romiette and Julio
Illustrator
Adam Lowenbein
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
1999
ISBN
9780689821806
Pages
236 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Romiette, an African-American girl, and Julio, a Hispanic boy, discover that they attend the same high school after falling in love on the Internet, but are harrassed by a gang whose members object to their interracial dating.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
610L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Interracial; Race discrimination; interracial relationship; racism
Main Character
male teenager; female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
African American / Mexican American
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Society of School Librarians International Book Awards, 2000, Honor, Language Arts 7-12 Novels
Young Hoosier Book Award, 2005, Winner, Middle Grade
Books for You: An Annotated Booklist for Senior High, Fourteenth Edition, 2001
Kaleidoscope, A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8, Fourth Edition, 2003 Families, Friends, and Community
Shakespeare in Youth Fiction, 2006
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2010 Twists on the Tale
Young Adults' Choices, 2001
Keywords
internet; gangs; high school; chat room; Hispanic Americans; Latinos; Cincinnati, Ohio; new kid; Shakespeare; threats; violence; kidnapping
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Draper, Sharon M., "Romiette and Julio" (1999). Diverse Families. 523.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/523