Dear Yvette (Throwback Diaries)
Publisher
Kensington
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780758287762
Pages
256 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After a street fights ends with a jail sentence, Yvette is forced to live far from anything and anyone she's ever known, but starting her life over again may show her what it means to have a real family.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Incarceration; Parental rights termination; Foster care; mother in prison; losing your daughter; group home
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
African American
Family Formation
multi-generational
Keywords
living in a group home; romance; family problems; fighting; murder; crime
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Simone, Ni-Ni, "Dear Yvette (Throwback Diaries)" (2016). Diverse Families. 848.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/848