Summer of the Oak Moon
Publisher
Month9Books, LLC.
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780986279393
Pages
299 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Rejected by the exclusive women's college she has her heart set on, Tess Seibert dreads the hot, aimless summer ahead. But when a chance encounter with a snake introduces her to Jacob Lane, a relationship blooms, challenging everything she's ever believed about love. When Jacob confesses that Tess's uncle is trying to steal his family's land, Tess comes face-to-face with the hatred that simmers just below the surface of the bay and marshes she's loved since birth.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Interracial; Race discrimination; interracial relationship; racism; prejudice
Main Character
female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
African American / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
secrecy; love; disapproval; internalized racism; women's college; summer; land; dating
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Templeton, Laura, "Summer of the Oak Moon" (2015). Diverse Families. 534.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/534