The Other Half of My Heart

The Other Half of My Heart

The story of biracial twin sistersâ‚¬"one black, one whiteâ‚¬"and the summer that tests their strong bond,Â from the author of Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award-winner Brendan Buckleyâ‚¬s Universe and Everything in It.
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When Minerva and Keira King were born, they made headlines: Keira is black like Mama, but Minni is white like Daddy. Together the family might look like part of a chessboard row, but they are first and foremost the close-knit Kings. Then Grandmother Johnson calls, to invite the twins down South to compete for the title of Miss Black Pearl Preteen of America.
Â Â Â Minni dreads the spotlight, but Keira assures her that together they'll get through their stay with Grandmother Johnson. But when their grandmother's bias against Keira reveals itself, Keira pulls away from her twin. Minni has always believed that no matter how different she and Keira are, they share a deep bond of the heart. Now she'll find out whether thatâ‚¬s really true.

"One luminous pearl of a sister story."--RITA WILLIAMS-GARCIA, author of the Newbery Honor Award-winnerÂ One Crazy Summer

Winner of the Skipping Stone Honor Award
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*"Frazier highlights the contradictions, absurdities, humor, and pain that accompany life as a mixed-race tween. Never didactic, this is the richest portrait of multiracial identity and family since Virginia Hamilton's 1976 novel Arilla Sun Down. An outstanding achievement."â‚¬"Kirkus Reviews, Starred
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*"Not only does Frazier raise questions worth pondering, but her ability to round out each character, looking past easy explanations for attitude, is impressive. . . . A novel with a great deal of heart indeed."â‚¬"Booklist, Starred

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Yearling
Manufacturer Yearling
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber FBA-|298484
Model FBA-|298484
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2011-06-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780440240068

Country	USA
Brand	Yearling
Manufacturer	Yearling
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	FBA-\|298484
Model	FBA-\|298484
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2011-06-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780440240068

The Other Half of My Heart

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