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Face Relations: 11 Stories about Seeing beyond Color
224 pp.
| Simon |
June, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-689-85637-7$$17.95
(4)
YA
These stories about racial identity, prejudice, and tolerance often feel more labored than inspired. However, Ellen Wittlinger's tale of a white student who sits at the self-segregated African-American table in the school cafeteria and M. E. Kerr's story of romance between an American girl and a Nicaraguan immigrant are among the handful of engaging pieces that don't feel overly purposeful.