The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1)
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9780062380753
Pages
464 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Sixteen-year-old Nix has sailed across the globe and through centuries aboard her time-traveling father's pirate ship, but when he gambles with her very existence, it all may come to an end.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Realtionships; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Biracial; Family member death; Gay/Lesbian; single father; mixed race; biracial teenager; death of a mother; lesbian
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Chinese / White
Family Formation
single father
LGBTQ+
female/female
Awards
NPR's Book Concierge, 2016
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2017
Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, 2017
Nominee
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Young adult (Speculative Fiction)
Keywords
time travel; pirates; ship; maps; adventure; fathers and daughters
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Heilig, Heidi, "The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere, #1)" (2016). Diverse Families. 931.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/931