Cilla Lee-Jenkins Future Author Extraordinaire
Illustrator
Dana Wulfekotte
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781626725522
Pages
256 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A half-Chinese, half-Caucasian girl's "memoir" about a new sibling, being biracial, and her path to literary greatness.
Grade Level
3-5
Lexile Measure
940L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; Interracial; biracial child; two races; mixed race; interracial parents
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Chinese American) / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Asian Pacific American Award for Literature, 2017-2018, Honor, Children's
Cybils Awards, 2018, Nominee, Middle Grade Fiction
Keywords
friendship; authorship; new baby; heritage; grandparents; stories; unity
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Tan, Susan, "Cilla Lee-Jenkins Future Author Extraordinaire" (2017). Diverse Families. 573.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/573