The Other Half of My Heart

Sundee T. Frazier

$17.99

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
15 June 2011

The story of biracial twin sisters-one black, one white-and the summer that tests their strong bond,from the author of Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award-winner Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It.

When Minerva and Keira King were born, they made headlines- Keira is black like Mama, but Minni is white like Daddy. Together the family might look like part of a chessboard row, but they are first and foremost the close-knit Kings. Then Grandmother Johnson calls, to invite the twins down South to compete for the title of Miss Black Pearl Preteen of America.

Minni dreads the spotlight, but Keira assures her that together they'll get through their stay with Grandmother Johnson. But when their grandmother's bias against Keira reveals itself, Keira pulls away from her twin. Minni has always believed that no matter how different she and Keira are, they share a deep bond of the heart. Now she'll find out whether that's really true.

""One luminous pearl of a sister story.""--RITA WILLIAMS-GARCIA, author of the Newbery Honor Award-winnerOne Crazy Summer

Winner of the Skipping Stone Honor Award
*""Frazier highlights the contradictions, absurdities, humor, and pain that accompany life as a mixed-race tween. Never didactic, this is the richest portrait of multiracial identity and family since Virginia Hamilton's 1976 novel Arilla Sun Down. An outstanding achievement.""-Kirkus Reviews, Starred
*""Not only does Frazier raise questions worth pondering, but her ability to round out each character, looking past easy explanations for attitude, is impressive. . . . A novel with a great deal of heart indeed.""-Booklist, Starred

By: Sundee T. Frazier
Imprint: Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 192mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9780440240068
ISBN 10: 0440240069
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 June 2011
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

SUNDEE T. FRAZIERis the author of Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It, for which she received the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award. As a teen, she was crowned Miss Palouse Empire and was first runner-up in the Washington State Junior Miss Program (not pageant). Learn more about her and her books at sundeefrazier.com.

Reviews for The Other Half of My Heart

"""Funny and deeply affecting, this novel by the Steptoe Award winner for Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It (2007) revisits the still largely unexplored world of multiracial heritage...Frazier highlights the contradictions, absurdities, humor and pain that accompany life as a mixed-race tween. Never didactic, this is the richest portrait of multiracial identity and family since Virginia Hamilton's 1976 novel Arilla Sun Down. An outstanding achievement."" -Kirkus Reviews, starred review ""A novel with a great deal of heart indeed..."" - Booklist, starred review"

Short-listed for Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award.
Winner of Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices.
Winner of NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies.