The Red Pencil
Illustrator
Shane Evans
Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780316247801
Pages
368 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel in verse
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Homelessness; refugee
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Sudanese
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
20 Years of Dia, 2016
Amelia Bloomer List, 2015
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015
Best of the Best Books, 2014
Booklist Top 10 Multicultural Fiction for Youth, 2015
Choices, 2015
Lasting Connections, 2014
New York Times Notable Children's Books, 2014
Notable Books for a Global Society, 2015
Notable Children's Books, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015
Garden State Teen Book Award, 2017
Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award, 2016-2017
Nominee
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, 2017-2018
Nominee
Rhode Island Children's Book Award, 2016
Nominee
Keywords
refugee camp; school; red pencil
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Pinkney, Andrea Davis, "The Red Pencil" (2015). Diverse Families. 936.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/936