Ben and the Sudden Too-Big Family
Illustrator
Michael Wertz
Publisher
Farrar Strause Giroux
Publication Year
2007
ISBN
9780374306588
Pages
120 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Until now, ten-year-old Ben has believed that life is made up of "all right" and "not all right" stuff, but when his father remarries and the couple adopts a Chinese baby, he wonders which kind of stuff will prevail.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
1010L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Step parent; Interracial; international adoption; adopted baby; interracial family; interracial/transracial adoption; step mother
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Chinese) / White
Family Formation
father and step mother
Awards
Children's Crown Award, 2009 - 2010
Keywords
family life; new beginnings; China; new baby; big family; remarriage
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Rodowsky, Colby, "Ben and the Sudden Too-Big Family" (2007). Diverse Families. 58.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/58