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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.