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Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police.
Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police.
What Parents need to know from Common Sense Media about the book
Parents need to know that Blended, by award-winning author Sharon Draper (Out of My Mind, Stella by Starlight), is a multilayered story about 11-year old Isabella, who's growing up biracial, dealing with divorce and co-parenting, and navigating micro-aggressions as a person of color. A girl is shot and blood is shown. Parents should be prepared to discuss family dynamics, being an ally, and police brutality.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Approximately 308 pages, depending on the print version
Approximately 308 pages, depending on the print version
Reading Grade Level: 4.0
Reading Grade Level: 4.0
Interest Grade Level: 3rd-6th
Interest Grade Level: 3rd-6th
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