Death by Toilet Paper
Publisher
Random House Childrens Books
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9780606376457
Pages
224 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Contest-crazed twelve-year-old Ben uses his wits and way with words in hopes of winning a prize that will keep his family from being evicted until his mother can pass her final CPA examination.
Grade Level
3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Single parent; Family member death; Poverty; single mother; death of a father; living in poverty; financial hardship
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
multi-generational
Awards
Children's Choices, 2015
Georgia Children's Book Award, 2016-2017
Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award, 2016-2017
Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award, 2015-2016
Nominee
Rhode Island Children's Book Award, 2016
Nominee
Cybils Awards, 2014, Finalist, Middle Grade Fiction
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 2015, Honor, Older Reader
Keywords
contests; eviction; friendship; bills; rent
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Gephart, Donna, "Death by Toilet Paper" (2014). Diverse Families. 849.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/849