I See Reality: Twelve Short Stories About Real Life
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780374302580
Pages
304 pages
Genre
realism
Format
anthology
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Popular young-adult authors weave together questions of identity, loss, and redemption into poignant tales for today's teens.
Grade Level
9-12
Lexile Measure
HL790L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Single parent; Family member death; Family violence; Biracial; Immigrants and refugees; Gay/Lesbian; Mental illness; Illness; Addiction; single mother; death of a father; domestic violence; abusive father; biracial teenager; immigration; deportation; DACA; gay; gay teenagers; lesbian; lesbian teenagers; adult with a mental illness; AIDS; drug addiction
Main Character
multiple
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
multiple
LGBTQ+
gay males; lesbian females
Keywords
romance; teenagers; high school; family life; school shooting; coming out; dating; feelings; abortion; breaking up; cat
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Kendall, Grace, "I See Reality: Twelve Short Stories About Real Life" (2016). Diverse Families. 556.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/556