Bo at Ballard Creek
Illustrator
Leuyen Pham
Publisher
Square Fish
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781250044259
Pages
304 pages
Genre
historical
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village.
Grade Level
3-5
Lexile Measure
840L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Adoption; Interracial; adopted child; adoptive community; interracial family
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
two fathers
Awards
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, 2014 Winner United States
Mind the Gap Award, 2014 Nominee United States
Keywords
Eskimos; Alaska; community; abandoned by mother; gold rush; gold miners; stories; cooking
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Hill, Kirkpatrick, "Bo at Ballard Creek" (2014). Diverse Families. 69.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/69