Not Otherwise Specified
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9781481405980
Pages
260 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Auditioning for a New York City performing arts high school could help Etta escape from her Nebraska all-girl school, where she is not gay enough for her former friends, not sick enough for her eating disorders group, and not thin enough for ballet, but it may also mean real friendships.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Biracial, Bisexuality; biracial child; two races; bisexual child
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
African American / White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
female/female; male/female
Awards
Best of the Best Books, 2015
Guide Book to Gift Books, 2016
Rainbow List, 2016
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Young Adult Fiction
Keywords
bullying; eating disorder; performing arts; self-acceptance
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Moskowitz, Hannah, "Not Otherwise Specified" (2015). Diverse Families. 903.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/903