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207 pp.
| Cricket
| June, 2004
|
TradeISBN 0-8126-2713-X$18.95
(2)
YA
As in What Are You?, Gaskins allows an array of young people to speak for themselves on matters of faith and religion. With approximately sixty voices representing Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, there's quite a spectrum of responses. It's surprising there isn't more controversy, but the voices and their questions are real and thoughtful. Reading list, websites.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2004
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
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