Children's Fiction Alternative Family
Genius Jolene
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2020
- Category
- Alternative Family, Prejudice & Racism, Marriage & Divorce
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459825314
- Publish Date
- Apr 2020
- List Price
- $6.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781459825291
- Publish Date
- Apr 2020
- List Price
- $7.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 6 to 8
- Grade: 1 to 3
- Reading age: 6 to 8
Description
On her annual trip in her father’s 18-wheeler, Jolene is ready for some new adventures.
Eight-year-old Jolene is headed to Los Angeles on a six-day road trip to deliver some newsprint with her dad. Just like last year, they tell each other stories and listen to music. They also keep up their favorite tradition: critiquing one type of food at every stop. This time it’s onion rings. But this year is also different. Unlike last year, Jolene’s parents are no longer together. They split up when her father came out as gay. These are big changes for Jolene, but she is spunky and smart and has a good heart. She’s ready to stand up for what’s right—both on and off the road.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
About the authors
Les livres de Sara Cassidy ont été finalistes pour de nombreux prix : le Chocolate Lily Award pour Black Gold et Blackberry Juice ; le Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award pour A Boy Named Queen ; le Bolen Books Children’s Book Prize pour Skylark ainsi que le Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature. Deux de ses titres, A Boy Named Queen et Double Play, ont été sélectionnés par la Junior Library Guild. Sara Cassidy a publié de nombreux recueils de poésie, œuvres de fiction et ouvrages documentaires pour adultes. Elle vit à Victoria en Colombie-Britannique.
CHARLENE CHUA a illustré de nombreux livres pour les enfants de tous les âges. Ses illustrations lui ont valu de nombreuses récompenses et les livres qu’elle a illustrés ont été mis en nomination pour USBBY Outstanding International Books, OLA Best Bets, une récompense Shining Willow, et Kirkus Best books. Son premier livre Hug? a été publié en 2020. Elle vit à Hamilton avec son époux.
CHARLENE CHUA has illustrated more than a dozen books, including Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao, The Pencil, and Hug?, and her work has been nominated for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, the Forest of Reading Awards, the Shining Willow Award, and the First Nation Communities READ Award. Charlene lives in Hamilton, Ontario.
Awards
- Short-listed, Chocolate Lily Awards
- Winner, BC and Yukon Book Prizes - Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize
- Commended, American Library Association (ALA) Rainbow Book List
- Short-listed, Forest of Reading Silver Birch Express Awards
- Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens, starred selection
Editorial Reviews
“Jolene’s enjoyable and insightful journey makes the complex themes of family, acceptance, and forgiveness accessible to young readers through easy-to-read text and spirited illustrations.”
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“Father-daughter bonding story in a remarkable setting.”
Kirkus Reviews
“[An] approachable, representative, middle grade chapter book focusing on father-daughter relationships.”
School Library Journal (SLJ)
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