The Horn Book Guide

INTERMEDIATE FICTION

Rhuday-Perkovich, Olugbemisola , Vernick, Audrey

Two Naomis

205 pp. | HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray | September, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-241425-0 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-06-241427-4

(2) 4-6 Two ten-year-olds' worlds collide when (black) Naomi Marie's mom and (white) Naomi Edith's dad fall in love. The situation is uncomfortable at times, but the Naomis handle it with creativity and humor, emerging with a greater sense of each other, their changing family, and themselves. This novel will resonate with young readers who've experienced a change in family dynamics, particularly divorce.

Reviewer: Eboni Njoku | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2016