The Other Side of Dark
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2011
ISBN
9781442402812
Pages
312 pages
Genre
supernatural
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Since losing both of her parents, fifteen-year-old Katie can see and talk to ghosts, which makes her a loner until fellow student Law sees her drawing of a historic house and together they seek a treasure rumored to be hidden there by illegal slave-traders.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
650L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Disability and Health; Single parent; Step parent; Interracial; Family member death; Developmental disability; single father; step father; death of a mother, death of a father; death of parents; interracial relationship; Down syndrome
Main Character
male teenager; female teenager
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
step father, mother and father
Awards
Agatha Award, 2010, Winner, Best Childrens/YA
Massachusetts Book Award, 2011, Winner, Young Adult
Keywords
ghost stories; paranormal; dating; orphans; Boston; ghosts; drawings; dead people; race relations; slavery
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Smith, Sarah, "The Other Side of Dark" (2011). Diverse Families. 788.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/788