Adaptation
Publisher
Hodder Children's Books
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9781444917949
Pages
386 pages
Genre
science fiction
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Flocks of birds are hurling themselves at aeroplanes across America. Thousands of people die. On Reese's long drive home, a bird flies into their headlights. The car flips over. When they wake up in a military hospital, the doctor won't tell them what happened. For Reese, though, this is just the start. She can't remember anything from the time between her accident and the day she woke up almost a month later. She only knows one thing: she's different now. Torn between longtime crush David and new girl Amber, the real question is: who can she trust?
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Racial Diversty; Culture/Ethnicity; Single parent; Bisexuality; Biracial; Multicultural; single mother; bisexual teenager; biracial teenager; multicultural family
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Asian / Black / Chinese / Jewish / White
Family Formation
single mother
LGBTQ+
female/female
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2013
Rainbow List, 2013
Lambda Literary Award, 2013, Finalist, LGBT Children's/Young Adult
Keywords
amnesia; identity; aliens; high school; debate; birds; planes; superpowers
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Lo, Malinda, "Adaptation" (2012). Diverse Families. 828.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/828