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From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun

by Jacqueline Woodson · 1995

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Jacqueline Woodson's remarkable, award-winning story of a boy coming to grips a sudden change in his family.

Melanin Sun's mother has some big news: she's in love with a woman. Now he has many decisions to make: Should he stand by his mother even though it could mean losing his friends? Should he abandon the only family he's ever known? Either way, Melanin Sun is about to learn the true meaning of sacrifice, prejudice, and love.

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LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
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LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thisAfrican AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisdiversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thisraceraceMore like thisLess of thisbullyingbullyingMore like thisLess of this
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1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of thishigh schoolhigh schoolMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
short · 141 pages

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