The Ballad of Knuckles McGraw
Publisher
Ocra Book Publishers
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9781554692033
Pages
105 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After Kevin's mother abandons him, he takes refuge in his fantasy of becoming a cowboy, but his reality is a foster home and grandparents he doesn't know.
Grade Level
K-3, 3-5
Lexile Measure
650L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Legal guardianship; Foster care; foster child; foster siblings; foster parents; grandparents raising grandchild; grandparents raising grandson
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
grandmother and grandfather; foster mother and father
Awards
Best Bets: Recommended Canadian Reads for Children, 2010
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011
Chocolate Lily Young Readers' Choice Award, 2011-2012, Nominee
Horned Toad Tales, 2012-2013, Nominee
Silver Birch Award, 2011, Nominee
Keywords
abandoned child; cowboys; selective mutism; childhood memories; note; decisions
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Peterson, Lois J., "The Ballad of Knuckles McGraw" (2010). Diverse Families. 771.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/771