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Camo Girl


No. of pages 218

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Great for age 8-18 years
A biracial student questions her identity in this contemporary novel from the author of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptor Award-winning The Rock and the River.

Ella and Z have been friends forever, both of them middle-school outsiders in their Las Vegas suburb. Ella is the only black girl in her grade and gets teased for the mottled colors of her face. (Her deceased father was white.) Z is the classic "weird kid" who maintains an elaborate--and public--fantasy life, starring himself as a brave knight. Though Z is content with his imagined world, Ella wishes for a larger group of friends, so she's thrilled when Bailey, another black kid, arrives at their school. He's popular and wants to befriend Ella--but to join the cool crowd, Ella would have to ditch Z. Does she stay loyal to the boy who has been her best and only friend for years, or jump at the chance to realize her dream of popularity?
Author Kekla Magoon deftly navigates the muddy waters of racial and cultural identities in this contemporary exploration of one girl's attempt to find herself.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-14 years.

There are 218 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Simon & Schuster .

Kekla Magoon has worked with youth-serving nonprofit organizations in New York City and Chicago. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and resides in New York City. Visit her at KeklaMagoon. com.

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Georgia Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Georgia Children's Book Award.

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books For Children and Teens
This book was recognised in the Ages 10-14 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award.

Virginia Readers Choice Award
This book was recognised in the Middle School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
This book was recognised by the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award.

South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised in the Junior / YA category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

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