Brendan Buckley's Sixth-Grade Experiment
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9780375989490
Pages
280 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
As biracial Brendan Buckley enters middle school, he deals with issues with his African American father, a new girl at school, and his changing friendship with his best friend.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
680L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; Interracial; biracial child; interracial marriage; interracial family; interracial parents
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
African American / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2014-2015
Master list Massachusetts
Keywords
fathers and sons; middle school; science; science experiment; loss of a pet; boy and girl relationship
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Frazier, Sundee Tucker, "Brendan Buckley's Sixth-Grade Experiment" (2012). Diverse Families. 76.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/76