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273 pp.
| Holt
| June, 1999
|
TradeISBN 0-8050-5968-7$$18.95
(2)
YA
Gaskins offers many personalized snapshots of the lives of mixed-race children and young adults. Entries, which include the featured speaker's name, age, hometown, and parents' ancestries, reveal the regularity with which mixed-race children must defend who they are. The book's interesting topic and accessibility will appeal to young adults and will offer a wealth of resource information for further exploration. Ind.
Reviewer: Meaghan Miller
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 1999
(4)
YA
Visiting the historic battleground where Sitting Bull and Custer fought, contemporary teenager Dakota, whose mother is Lakota, travels back in time to live with his Native ancestors, thereby reclaiming his roots. He eventually participates in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Fans of the genre will enjoy the smoothly written, albeit predictable novel. Bib., glos.
(3)
YA
Using journal entries, letters, and black-and-white photographs, this book tells the story of the life and times of Princess Ka'iulani, heir to the Hawaiian throne and niece of Queen Lili'uokalani. The text is engaging and informative, providing insights into eighteenth-century politics and society, as well as the U.S. struggle to annex Hawaii. Bib., ind.
154 pp.
| Atheneum
| April, 1999
|
TradeISBN 0-689-82393-2$$16.00
(3)
4-6
Kate is miserable when she moves with her father and brother from the mainland to Hawaii to live near her father's family. While her brother looks Hawaiian and easily fits in, Kate, who looks like her white mother, is the victim of much racism but eventually finds a way to embrace her Hawaiian side. Readers will be sympathetic to Kate's situation and interested in the details of life in Hawaii.
32 pp.
| Carolrhoda
| March, 1999
|
TradeISBN 1-57505-230-X$$15.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Janice Lee Porter.
After someone asks whether she's "mixed," second-grader Hope, a biracial child, wonders what that means. Her great aunt assures her that as the child of a white father and an African-American mother, she represents "generations of faith 'mixed' with lots of love." While the story is somewhat contrived, it's well told, and the illustrations, with their fluid, rounded shapes, are a dynamic accompaniment.
(3)
4-6
These well-written biographies present in-depth profiles of contemporary sport stars. The development of their impressive careers is coupled with engaging and often humorous personal stories. The books are packed with black-and-white and color photographs, from current action shots to childhood portraits--including prom pictures of Bledsoe and Jeter. Bib., glos., ind.
48 pp.
| Carolrhoda
| April, 1999
|
LibraryISBN 1-57505-333-0$$16.95
(4)
4-6
World's Children series.
Information about the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures of Alaska is provided through the text and vivid color photos. Topics range from the influence of the Russian Orthodox religion to a children's summer camp that teaches traditional fishing and food preparation. Many children are shown and mentioned by name, but little information is provided about them and their families, which would have lent immediacy to the book. Ind.