From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun

A Coretta Scott King Honor Book

Three-time Newbery Honor author Jacqueline Woodson explores race and sexuality through the eyes of a compelling narrator

Melanin Sun has a lot to say. But sometimes it's hard to speak his mind, so he fills up notebooks with his thoughts instead. He writes about his mom a lot--they're about as close as they can be, because they have no other family. So when she suddenly tells him she's gay, his world is turned upside down. And if that weren't hard enough for him to accept, her girlfriend is white. Melanin Sun is angry and scared. How can his mom do this to him-- is this the end of their closeness? What will his friends think? And can he let her girlfriend be part of their family?

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 07/08/2010
ISBN: 9780142416419
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.58w x 0.47d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 68677 / From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 3