Camo Girl
Publisher
Aladdin
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9781416978046
Pages
218 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Ella, a biracial girl with a patchy and uneven skin tone, and her friend Z, a boy who is very different, have been on the bottom of the social order at Caldera Junior High School in Las Vegas, but when the only other African-American student enters their sixth grade class, Ella longs to be friends with him and join the popular group, but does not want to leave Z all alone.
Grade Level
3-5, 6-8
Lexile Measure
600L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Disability and Health; Single parent; Biracial; Physical Appearance; Mental illness; single mother; biracial child; vitiligo; child with vitiligo; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
African American / Biracial
Family Formation
mother and grandmother
Awards
Choices, 2012 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Kirkus Best Children's Books, 2011
Kirkus Book Review Stars, December 1, 2010
Great Middle School Reads, 2013 Cooperative Children s Book Center
Georgia Children's Book Award, 2013-2014
Nominee Georgia
Maine Student Book Award, 2012-2013
Nominee Maine
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, 2015-2016
Nominee Minnesota
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, 2016
Nominee Illinois
South Carolina Junior Book Award, 2012-2013
Nominee South Carolina
Virginia Readers' Choice Award, 2012-2013
Nominee Virginia
Keywords
friendship; racism; Las Vegas; middle school; bullying; self-image; coming-of-age
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Magoon, Kekla, "Camo Girl" (2012). Diverse Families. 82.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/82