It All Comes Down to This
It All Comes Down to This
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It All Comes Down to This

Written by Karen English
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10 - 12
Reading age
368
Page count
680L
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Dec 17, 2019
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A powerful middle grade coming-of-age novel set in a slowly integrating upper middle class Los Angeles neighborhood in the summer of 1965, from a Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning author. Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Sharon M. Draper. It’s 1965, Los Angeles. Sophie is the new black kid in a nearly all-white neighborhood; her beloved sister, Lily, is going away to college soon; and her parents’ marriage is rocky. Plus, there’s her family’s new, disapproving housekeeper to deal with. Then riots erupt in nearby Watts and a friend is unfairly arrested, and Sophie learns that life–and her own place in it–is even more complicated than she’d once thought. “Honest, witty . . . relatable. Unfairness and race-consciousness run through the story–so do surprises. Bigotry wears many guises. Kindness does too.” –Wall Street Journal “Thoughtful and well-wrought . . . . Compassionate, pointed, and empowering.” –Booklist, starred review “An impressive coming-of-age story.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Reveals how an impressionable and intelligent child learns from the injustices that touch her, her family, and her friends.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780358098539
    Publication Date
    December 17, 2019
    Publisher
    Clarion Books
    Page Count
    368
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    10 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    680L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4.4

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