Golden Boy
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Year
2013
ISBN
9780399161124
Pages
384 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Light eyes, yellow hair and white skin-- Habo is an albino, strange and alone. His father, unable to accept Habo, abandons the family. When they are forced from their small Tanzanian village, Habo knows he is to blame. The family seeks refuge with an aunt in Mwanza....
Grade Level
6-8, 9-12
Lexile Measure
820L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Disability and Health; Single parent; Kinship care; Poverty; Bilingual; Immigrants and refugees; Physical disability; Physical appearance; single mother; aunt raising nephew; living in poverty; impoverished family; starvation; bilingual family; immigrant family; blind; blind adult; albinism
Main Character
male teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Black (Tanzanian)
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2013, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Susan P. Bloom Children's Book Discovery Award, 2011, Winner
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2014 Contemporary Concerns
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2014 Fiction
YALSA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults, 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2014 Today
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2013
School Library Journal Book Review Stars, 2013
Keywords
human rights; survival; discrimination; apprenticeship; danger; superstition; hunter; sculptor
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Sullivan, Tara, "Golden Boy" (2013). Diverse Families. 696.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/696