Big & Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)
Publisher
Kathy Dawson Books
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780803736931
Pages
240 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Fourth grader Wren Jo Byrd questions lots of things--both little and big--when her parents decide to get a divorce, and learns a lot about the true meaning of family, home, and friendship.
Grade Level
K-3, 3-5
Lexile Measure
580L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; Separation; Kinship care; separate homes; two homes; co-parenting; splitting time; separated parents; grandparents looking after grandchild
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
separated parents
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book, 2017 Middle Grade
Keywords
questions and answers; family problems; dysfunctional families; friendship; losing friends; grandparents; hardship; coming of age; bullying
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bowe, Julie, "Big & Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd)" (2017). Diverse Families. 571.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/571