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CROSSING JORDAN
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Written by
Adrian Fogelin
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Illustrated by
Suzy Schultz
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Hardcover: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-215-6
Total Pages: 160
Size: 6 x 9
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Paperback: $6.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-281-1
Total Pages: 160
Size: 6 x 9
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Middle Reader, ages 8-12/Fiction
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ADRIAN FOGELIN is the author of several novels for middle readers and young adults. She lives in Florida. Click here to learn more about her Author in Schools presentations.You can visit Adrian Fogelin's website at: www.adrianfogelin.com
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A moving, coming-of-age story of a young white girl who overcomes family prejudice and cultural differences when she befriends a black girl in a small working-class town
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
Reading Counts Test #: Q23381
Reading Counts Level: 5.9
AR Quiz#: 47147
AR Reading Level: 4.5
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TWELVE-YEAR-OLD CASSIE narrates the dramatic events that unfold when Jemmie, an African-American girl, and her family move in next door. Despite their parents' deeply held prejudice against each other's family--exemplified by the fence Cassie's father builds between their two houses--the girls find they share more similarities than differences. Mutual interests in reading and running draw them together, and their wariness of each other disappears. But when their parents find out about the burgeoning friendship, each girl is forbidden to see the other. A family crisis and celebration provide opportunities for the families to reach an understanding.
Author Adrian Fogelin addresses the complex issues of bigotry and tolerance with sensitivity and intelligence. Readers will find her story of how two adolescent girls, through their own example, teach racial tolerance to the adults in a small Florida town powerful and compelling.
Click here for an informative teacher's guide to Crossing Jordan.
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Reviews
"In this sensitive portrait of black-white relations in a changing neighborhood, Fogelin offers a tactful, evenhanded look at prejudice."USA Today "Fogelin creates Cass and Jemmie as complex characters with the same differences of approach and personality that mark the interactions of other best friends, whatever their skin color. Cass' straightforward voice never falters, even when she questions her father's beliefs and her own decisions. Readers will appreciate the honesty of Fogelin's approach and applaud the two girls in their fast friendship."The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "...Jemmie and Cass are likable, lively characters, and readers will enjoy the repartee between them."School Library Journal "Old experiences and lifelong attitudes are hard to overcome, as Adrian Fogelin deftly demonstrates in her portrayal of Cass' dad and Jemmie's mom. Fogelin's characters are complex, fallible, and loving, as are real people, making Crossing Jordan an engrossing coming-of-age story...."Orange County Register
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Awards
* 2001 ALA/YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
* 2001 IRA Notable Books for a Global Society Honor Book
* 2000 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers
* 2001 Children's Literature Choice List
(longer books with more sophisticated themes for middle readers)
* 2003 CBC Combined Book Exhibit: Children's Books Mean Business
* 2001 Young Adult Top Forty (PA)
* 2002-2003 Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award (Masterlist) (OK)
* 2002-2003 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (MasterList) (FL)
* 2003 Garden State Teen Book Award (NJ)
* 2003 National Book Festival Selected book for Florida
* 2003 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Masterlist) (IL)
* Nominee, 2001 Georgia Children's Book Award
* Nominee, 2002-2003 Junior Book Award (SC)
* Nominee, 2003-2004 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award (Masterlist)
* Nominee, 2004-05 Maud Hart Lovelace Award (MN)
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