Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9781481422796
Pages
352 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A family mystery leads Dani Beans to investigate the secrets of Ole Miss and the dark history of race relations in Oxford, Mississippi.
Grade Level
3-5, 6-8
Lexile Measure
850L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Disability and Health; Biracial; Interracial; Race discrimination; Neurological disorder; biracial child; mixed race; skin color; interracial parents; interracial marriage; racism; segregation; Alzheimer's disease
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American) / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Edgar Allen Poe Awards, 2017, Nominee, Best Juvenile
Keywords
civil rights movements; Oxford; race relations; vendetta; secrets; feuding families; grandmothers; letter; mystery
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Vaught, Susan, "Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry" (2016). Diverse Families. 806.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/806