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Identity Crisis.
As a biracial teen, Nina is accustomed to a life of varied hues—mocha-colored skin, ringed brown hair streaked with red, a darker brother, a black father, a white mother. When her parents decide to divorce, the rainbow of Nina’s existence is reduced to a much starker reality. Shifting definitions and relationships are playing out all around her, and new boxes and lines seem to be getting drawn every day.
Between the fractures within her family and the racial tensions splintering her hometown, Nina feels caught in perpetual battle. Feeling stranded in the nowhere land between racial boundaries, and struggling for personal independence and identity, Nina turns to the story of her great-great-grandmother’s escape from slavery. Is there direction in the tale of her ancestor? Can Nina build her own compass when landmarks from her childhood stop guiding the way?
- Sales Rank: #991988 in Books
- Color: Blue
- Brand: Lester, Joan Steinau
- Published on: 2012-08-25
- Released on: 2012-08-25
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .47" w x 5.43" l, .46 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
When two worlds are pulling you which do you choose?
By Meagan @ Blooming with Books
BLACK, WHITE, OTHER
In Search of Nina Armstrong
By Joan Steinau Lester
Fifteen year old Nina Armstrong's world is all topsy turvy. Her parents are no longer together. She lives with her mother who's white and her brother Jimi lives with their father who's black. Suddenly Nina's friends are trying to make her choose who she'll be friends with. Will she choose black or will she choose white? Who will she identify with? Or will she do as Saundra told her and embrace her otherness and live with everyone?
As Nina discovers her great-great grandmother Sarah Armstrong, through her father's research, will she discover herself as well? At 15 Sarah, whose own family was shattered by slavery, makes an escape to freedom, will she help Nina break the bonds of fear.
Black, White, Other is an engaging read that would be beneficial to most teens. As Nina learns the truth about herself she takes readers on a journey of self-discovery. Are you only the skin you are born in? Or is your true self hidden beneath waiting from you to discover it?
At the end of Black, White, Other there are discussion questions, a follow-up actions section, a glossary of terms, and a list of sources. As Nina's mother said race is ''not real'' we are all one race, the human race!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
A story for all ages
By Debra M. FitzGerald
I was completely absorbed by this story of two young girls struggling to find their way. Joan Lester not only captures the voice, fears and longings of a 15-year-old but also gives Nina's story a universal quality. Who of us has not felt a sense of otherness, a desire to belong, a fear of not being loved. The parallel story of Sarah Armstrong is wonderfully and intensely told. Having just finished two works on the Civil War, I thought that I had a good foundation for understanding the complexities of our country in the 1860s. But nothing I've read about this time was as personal as Sarah's story -- a young girl's remarkable quest for freedom. The book is a gift for my 15-year-old niece but I highly recommend it for all ages. My 91-year-old father has just started reading it. I was not surprised at all to hear him say after finishing the opening chapter, "How amazing that the author has gotten into the mind of a 15-year-old." All I could say was, "Wait till you get to Sarah's story."
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Missed the Mark
By Reena Jacobs
I had a rocky start with Black, White, Other. This book threw me right into the middle of a packing scene, followed by Nina (15 years old) rushing out the door to catch a bus to see her dad. And I'm thinking: her mom isn't going to see her off? Of course, I'm thinking she's catching a Greyhound bus. Well, at least until she missed the bus only to catch another one shortly. It also took me awhile to figure out where she lived, other than Canyon Valley that is. But what state? A few clues thrown here and there and I realized she was in the San Francisco Bay area. Overall, I think the setting could have been presented better.
Hmm. I would absolutely love to read what a teen has to say about this work, as I found the style to be heavy on the narrative. The style works in other genres, but I'm not quite sure it works for the YA crowd. Of course, my YA years are far in the past, so who knows? Maybe the teens are big into narrative styles these days.
So the actual story. Black, White, Other actually had a two for one deal going. We had Nina's story, then within we had the story of Sarah Armstrong which was written by Nina's father. I know this is weird, but Sarah's story has a descriptive flare which Nina's lacked. It was as if two different people wrote the book. I have to say, Sarah's story intrigued me in ways Nina's didn't. Each chapter of Sarah's story had a cause and effect which built toward a greater event.
Nina's story, on the other hand, reminded me of a collection of vignettes. I wasn't quite sure what the major plot in her story was until I neared the end and she started to make some really horrible choices. Once she started to screw up her life, her self-created problems presented opportunities to solve.
My overall impression was this wanted to be a historical fiction (Sarah's story) while also wanting to appeal to the young adult crowd (Nina's story). Truthfully, I think the book missed the mark. Sarah's story had the potential to be so much more, but sandwiched between Nina's it didn't offer nearly enough time to explore her situation. Nina's story, well... she spent so much time acting out, I had a hard time sympathizing and connecting with her character. And as I mentioned above, it was lacking in the area of plot.
If I were to rate the two stories separately, I would give Sarah's story a solid 3 and Nina's story a 2. So I guess, 2.5 stars.
Like I said, I'm really curious about the opinions young folks had on this book.
I received this work from the publisher in exchange for a review.
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