9780062965677
Turning Point
Best friends Rasheeda and Monique are both good girls For Sheeda that means keeping her friends close and following her deeply religious Bible-quoting aunt’s every rule For Mo that means not making waves in the prestigious and mostly White ballet intensive she’s been accepted to But what happens when Sheeda catches the eye of Mo’s older brother and the invisible racial barriers to success as a ballerina turn out to be not so invisible? Paula Chase continues to explore the lives of African American middle school characters from the Cove in this stand-alone companion to So Done and Dough Boys The novel is both universal and specific with rich thematic threads such as racism body image poverty creativity religion me-too friendship and family running through it A rewarding and thought-provoking read for the older middle grade audience
  • Publisher: Greenwillow Books
  • Publication date: 14/09/2021
  • ISBN: 9780062965677
  • Page extent: 384
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dimensions: 194 mm x 130 mm
  • Age: 8-12
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