Title: Radiant
Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Narrators: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Genre: Culture & Diversity, Social & Emotional Growth
Release Date: 02/15/25
Audience: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Grade Level: Grades 3 - 6
Language: English
Binding Type: Permabound Binding
Page Count: 320
Description: As school begins in 1963, Cooper Dale wrestles with what it means to ìshineî for a black girl in a predominantly white community near Pittsburgh. Set against the historic backdrop of the Birmingham church bombing, the Kennedy assassination, and Beatlemania, Radiant is a finely crafted novel in verse about race, class, faith, and finding your place in a loving family and a complicated world. Cooperís primary concern is navigating fifth grade, where she faces both an extra-strict teacher and the bullying of Wade Carter, the only child of a well-to-do white family, whose home Cooperís mother cleans for extra income. How can she shine when her mother works for the meanest boy in school? To make matters worse, Cooper quietly wishes she could be someone else. Itís not all bad, though. Cooper and her beloved older sister have fallen for the Beatles, and Cooper is thrilled to have something special they can share. And what she learns about her British idols adds new complexity to Cooperís feelings about race.
Author: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Narrators: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Genre: Culture & Diversity, Social & Emotional Growth
Release Date: 02/15/25
Audience: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Grade Level: Grades 3 - 6
Language: English
Binding Type: Permabound Binding
Page Count: 320
Description: As school begins in 1963, Cooper Dale wrestles with what it means to ìshineî for a black girl in a predominantly white community near Pittsburgh. Set against the historic backdrop of the Birmingham church bombing, the Kennedy assassination, and Beatlemania, Radiant is a finely crafted novel in verse about race, class, faith, and finding your place in a loving family and a complicated world. Cooperís primary concern is navigating fifth grade, where she faces both an extra-strict teacher and the bullying of Wade Carter, the only child of a well-to-do white family, whose home Cooperís mother cleans for extra income. How can she shine when her mother works for the meanest boy in school? To make matters worse, Cooper quietly wishes she could be someone else. Itís not all bad, though. Cooper and her beloved older sister have fallen for the Beatles, and Cooper is thrilled to have something special they can share. And what she learns about her British idols adds new complexity to Cooperís feelings about race.
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