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Sharon Dennis Wyeth

Ginger Brown and Too Many Houses (STEPPING STONE BOOK) Hardcover – June 11, 1996

by Sharon Dennis Wyeth (Author)

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After her parents separate, Ginger Brown does a lot of moving. The lyrical first-person narrative relates a different experience for each month of Ginger's difficult but revealing first year as a suitcase kid. A sensitive and reassuring book for kids in similar situations.

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Grade 2-4?This early chapter book thoughtfully explores the effects of divorce on a young girl. It begins in January, as Ginger and her mother leave the home they have shared with the child's father to stay with her maternal grandparents until school ends. The brief, episodic tale follows Ginger through the year. She spends the summer on her father's parents' farm. In the fall, she and her mother move to an apartment near their old home; dad settles in an apartment nearby. The upheaval in Ginger's life is lessened somewhat by her loving, interracial family. The child's emotions run a recognizable course from bewilderment to anger and sadness, to, finally, acceptance and optimism. These emotions are noted, but not drawn out or overstated. Ideally, this book should be shared and discussed with adults, but it stands on its own as a sensitive and insightful introduction to a difficult topic.?Marilyn Taniguchi, Santa Monica Public Library, CA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Gr. 1^-3. Six-year-old Ginger Brown's parents are divorcing at a time when Ginger, the product of an interracial marriage, is struggling with her identity. Already puzzled by the differences in skin color she sees within her immediate family, she is further confused by the fact that her grandparents, named Brown, are really pinkish white like Daddy, while Nana and Grandaddy, named Gray, are brown like Mommy. It is these age-appropriate thoughts, revealed through Ginger's bittersweet first-person narration, that make the story work so well, though occasionally Ginger seems far too wise for her six years. This easy chapter book will appeal to transitional readers and also provide reluctant readers with an alternative to lengthier novels. Lauren Peterson

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House Books for Young Readers (June 11, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 69 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0679954376
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679954378
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.25 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #7,701,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,959 in Children's Books on Marriage & Divorce

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Sharon Dennis Wyeth is an African American writer with a multi-generational mixed-race legacy–the descendant of enslaved West Africans. free people of color, European colonists and indentured servants. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., she is the author of numerous award-winning books for children and young adults.

Ms. Wyeth attended public schools and graduated from Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C.. She received an A.B. with honors in a combined discipline of sociology, psychology and anthropology from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Hunter College in New York, New York.

She is the recipient of a Cave Canem Fellowship for African American poets. She is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Graduate Department of Children’s Literature at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia.

An accomplished public speaker with a background in theater and speech coaching, she has been a keynote speaker at the national conference of the International Reading Association and other conferences.

At home with audiences of all ages, Ms. Wyeth has visited numerous schools throughout the United States and abroad sharing her work, her writing process and her personal story, motivating students to become avid readers and fearless writers.

Her themes include literacy, racial harmony, identity, poverty, contemporary families, bullying, resilience, African American history, American history, the search for beauty, a healthy co-existence with the environment and the strength found in community.