Best Seller
Ebook
Published on Sep 08, 2015 | 400 Pages
-
Published on Sep 08, 2015 | 400 Pages
Inside Out and Back Again meets One Crazy Summer and Brown Girl Dreaming in this novel-in-verse about fitting in and standing up for what’s right
It’s 1969, and the Apollo 11 mission is getting ready to go to the moon. But for half-black, half-Japanese Mimi, moving to a predominantly white Vermont town is enough to make her feel alien. Suddenly, Mimi’s appearance is all anyone notices. She struggles to fit in with her classmates, even as she fights for her right to stand out by entering science competitions and joining Shop Class instead of Home Ec. And even though teachers and neighbors balk at her mixed-race family and her refusals to conform, Mimi’s dreams of becoming an astronaut never fade—no matter how many times she’s told no.
This historical middle-grade novel is told in poems from Mimi’s perspective over the course of one year in her new town, and shows readers that positive change can start with just one person speaking up.
It’s 1969, and the Apollo 11 mission is getting ready to go to the moon. But for half-black, half-Japanese Mimi, moving to a predominantly white Vermont town is enough to make her feel alien. Suddenly, Mimi’s appearance is all anyone notices. She struggles to fit in with her classmates, even as she fights for her right to stand out by entering science competitions and joining Shop Class instead of Home Ec. And even though teachers and neighbors balk at her mixed-race family and her refusals to conform, Mimi’s dreams of becoming an astronaut never fade—no matter how many times she’s told no.
This historical middle-grade novel is told in poems from Mimi’s perspective over the course of one year in her new town, and shows readers that positive change can start with just one person speaking up.
Author
Marilyn Hilton
Marilyn Hilton has published numerous short stories, poems, essays, and two previous children’s books. She lives with her husband and three children in Northern California.
Learn More about Marilyn HiltonYou May Also Like
QUICK VIEW
The Black Stallion’s Ghost
Paperback
$8.99
QUICK VIEW
Theodore Boone: The Accused
Paperback
$9.99
QUICK VIEW
Brian’s Return
Paperback
$10.99
QUICK VIEW
Theodore Boone: The Activist
Paperback
$9.99
QUICK VIEW
Theodore Boone: The Abduction
Paperback
$9.99
QUICK VIEW
Theodore Boone: The Fugitive
Paperback
$9.99
QUICK VIEW
The Left Behinds: The iPhone that Saved George Washington
Ebook
$6.99
QUICK VIEW
The Boys Start the War
Paperback
$7.99
QUICK VIEW
The River
Paperback
$10.99
QUICK VIEW
Brian’s Winter
Paperback
$10.99
×