Books in this category include stories about kinds of families
and activities that families do, such as celebrating holidays,
adopting children and communicating across generations. This is
whichCatvalue: 4 All Books in the Families & Friends Category
The Color of My Words Written by Lynn Joseph A young girl finds
herself faced with turning points that will make up who she is
and help her understand what it means to be part of a family and
a community. [Grade Level: 4 - 6] Cooper's Lesson Sun Yung Shin
(Author), Kim Cogan (Illustrator) This is a story about identity
and intergenerational friendship, featuring a young biracial
boy, written in both English and Korean. Cooper, who has a
Korean mother and a white, American father, is called "half and
half" by his cousin. With his mixed heritage, the boy doesn't
know where he fits in. When he goes to the Korean grocery, he is
overwhelmed by a language of which he knows very little. He
concludes that Mr. Lee, the owner, is laughing at him. In
retaliation, Cooper sh