A Little Friendly Advice
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9780545758017
Pages
256 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Ruby is on the verge of turning sixteen. Her friends have been planning her party for weeks. They all have gathered at her house for a pre-party. Her mom has made her favorite dinner - ziti. All is perfect, down to the vintage Polaroid camera her mother has given her. Then it turns horribly wrong. With the ring of the doorbell, her father, who has been gone for years, has come back into her life.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; Single Parent; divorced parents; single mother
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
single mother
Awards
The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Keywords
absentee father; friendship; photography; interpersonal relations; secrecy
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Vivian, Siobhan, "A Little Friendly Advice" (2015). Diverse Families. 961.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/961