Blended
Oct 2018 · Simon and Schuster
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A girl grapples with her self-image while caught between her parents and their new families in this âtimely and genuineâ (Publishers Weekly) story about divorce and racial identity from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Sharon M. Draper.
Eleven-year-old Isabellaâs parents are divorced, so she has to switch lives every week: One week sheâs Isabella with her dad, his girlfriend Anastasia, and her son Darren living in a fancy house where they are one of the only black families in the neighborhood. The next week sheâs Izzy with her mom and her boyfriend John-Mark in a small, not-so-fancy house that she loves.
Because of this, Isabella has always felt pulled between two worlds. And now that her parents are divorced, it seems their fights are even worse, and theyâre always about her. Isabella feels more stuck in the middle than ever. And she is beginning to realize that being split between Mom and Dad involves more than switching houses, switching nicknames, switching backpacks: itâs also about switching identities. Her dad is black, her mom is white, and strangers are always commenting on her looksâcalling her exotic and unusual. She knows theyâre really saying she doesnât look like her parents and are wondering about her race.
And when her parents, who get engaged at the same time, get in their biggest fight ever, Isabella doesnât just feel divided, she feels ripped in two. What does it mean to be half white or half black? To half-belong to mom and half to dad? And if youâre only seen as half of this and half of that, how can you ever feel whole?
Eleven-year-old Isabellaâs parents are divorced, so she has to switch lives every week: One week sheâs Isabella with her dad, his girlfriend Anastasia, and her son Darren living in a fancy house where they are one of the only black families in the neighborhood. The next week sheâs Izzy with her mom and her boyfriend John-Mark in a small, not-so-fancy house that she loves.
Because of this, Isabella has always felt pulled between two worlds. And now that her parents are divorced, it seems their fights are even worse, and theyâre always about her. Isabella feels more stuck in the middle than ever. And she is beginning to realize that being split between Mom and Dad involves more than switching houses, switching nicknames, switching backpacks: itâs also about switching identities. Her dad is black, her mom is white, and strangers are always commenting on her looksâcalling her exotic and unusual. She knows theyâre really saying she doesnât look like her parents and are wondering about her race.
And when her parents, who get engaged at the same time, get in their biggest fight ever, Isabella doesnât just feel divided, she feels ripped in two. What does it mean to be half white or half black? To half-belong to mom and half to dad? And if youâre only seen as half of this and half of that, how can you ever feel whole?
A girl grapples with her self-image while caught between her parents and their new families in this âtimely and genuineâ (Publishers Weekly) story about divorce and racial identity from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Sharon M. Draper.
Eleven-year-old I...
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August 25, 2025
i love isabella she is conferned lve seen the movie
Angela Neary
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October 5, 2022
I think it's good
Logan Smith
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July 2, 2023
Lovely amazing đ
About the author
Sharon M. Draper is the New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Blended, and Out of My Heart. Sheâs won Coretta Scott King Awards for Copper Sun and Forged by Fire and multiple honors. Sheâs also the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. Sharon taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. She lives in Florida. Visit her at SharonDraper.com.
Sharon M. Draper is the New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Blended, and Out of My Heart. Sheâs won Coretta Scott King Awards for Copper Sun and Forged by Fire and multiple honors. Sheâs also the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting cont...
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