Blended

You re so exotic You look so unusual But what are you really Eleven year old Isabella is used to these kinds of comments her father is black, her mother is white but that doesn t mean she likes them And now that her parents are divorced and getting along WORSE than ever , Isabella feels like a push me pull me toy.One week she s 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 she s Izzy with her mom and her boyfriend John Mark in a small, not so fancy house that she loves.Being split between Mom and Dad is than switching houses, switching nicknames, switching backpacks it s also about switching identities If you re only seen as half of this and half of that, how can you ever feel whole Read Blended – kino-fada.fr 4 stars So, DO NOT LET COVERS DECEIVE YOU This has such a cute cover that it leads you to believe it s a light and fun book It s not This book had some serious discussion topics in it from divorce, to racism, to police involved shootings Don t get me wrong, I really enjoyed this book Draper is an amazing writer But this was essentially the middle grade The Hate U Give I think it s perfect for that parent or adult who wants to discuss these topics with their preteens who may not be re 4 stars So, DO NOT LET COVERS DECEIVE YOU This has such a cute cover that it leads you to believe it s a light and fun book It s not This book had some serious discussion topics in it from divorce, to racism, to police involved shootings Don t get me wrong, I really enjoyed this book Draper is an amazing writer But this was essentially the middle grade The Hate U Give I think it s perfect for that parent or adult who wants to discuss...I wanted to love this book, but it fell short for me I also tried very hard not to compare it to The Hate You Give, but even when I put that book completely out of my head I still felt this was a 2 star book I do applaud Draper for taking on the subject matters here blended refers to being biracial and having divorced parents However, it proved to be too much subject topic for one book The issues in the storylines competed making both issues shallow unfinished undone As a posit I wanted to love this book, but it fell short for me I also tried very hard not to compare it to The Hate You Give, but even when I put that book completely out of my head I still felt this was a 2 star book I do applaud Draper for taking on the subject matters here blended refers to being biracial and having divorced parents However, it proved to be too much subject topic for one book The issues in the storylines competed making both issues shallow unfinished undone As a positive, there are times where I felt the story helped give a strong picture of what it is like to be a child of divorce, but that was it I would have liked that clarity and detail with the other issues holding down the plot Most of the book is dribble about a...Mini review Trigger warning Arguments before divorce Up till the point I read DNFI heard about this book through GR I was actually semi excited to read this It sounded cute but important Unfortunately I did not enjoy this.I liked the beginning It was interesting and I enjoyed the music talk After some time I felt that the dialogue was forced It could ve been the situation between her parents, but I just couldn t get into it Thus I left it.I do still Mini review Trigger warning Arguments before divorce Up till the point I read DNFI heard about this book through GR I was actually semi excited to read this It sounded cute but important Unfortunately I did not enjoy this.I liked the beginning It was interesting and I enjoyed the music talk After some time I felt that the dialogue was forced It could ve been the situation between her parents, but I just couldn t get into it Thus I left it.I do still recommend I sincerely believe this deals with...I just read this entire book on my phone in one sitting in a hotel room in Japan while my husband snores next to me It s phenomenal Obviously Sharon Draper is a queen, but this book was all kinds of epic Emotion jumps of...I really liked how Draper addressed important topics and brought them down to a middle grade level With that being said, I think there too many important topics to give each one the attention they deserved.As an adult reader, I felt there were too many issues , but I don t think that will deter the intended audience for this book What I thought was the strength of this story was the way Draper writes the tug of war feelings Isabella struggles with pertaining the separation ...I need an extra 5 stars This book just about gave me a heart attack towards the end It has everything in it from divorce, race to police brutality A must read for young and older.This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Okay, for starters Sharon m Draper is probably my favorite author But, this book was not good What type of book is this Is it about a girl with divorced parents A mixed girl and her daily struggles A girl with school problems A book where the colored characters get harassed by the white ones A book about a girl with two lives and two identities, but in actuality she is the same girl no matter where she s at How about a book where the parents don t get along and the child doesn t know ho Okay, for starters Sharon ...At first I was excited to read this book, as I am a big fan of Sharon M Draper s past bestsellers Tears of a Tiger, Forged by Fire, Out of My Mind, etc But Blended turned out to be a big disappointment There was just too much crammed into a book that just meandered along There was unexplained drama between Izzy s parents why do they hate each other, exactly that made the whole divorced parents angst thing seem ungrounded Then there was Izzy herself, whose voice was not fully realized At first I was excited to read this book, as I ...Isabella is torn her mom is white and her dad is black, and they have gotten divorced, leaving Isabella at her mom s one week and her dad s the next Isabella isthan just being caught between two homes, though She is caught between two cultures What is her place How can she react when her black friend is victimized As a fellow black person Or a white person Blended is a book that will deeply resonate with children today Sharon Draper takes on issues of race that all chil Isabella is torn her mom is white and her dad is black, and they have gotten divorced, leaving Isabella at her mom s one week and her dad s the next Isabella isthan just being caught between two homes, though She is caught between two cultures What is her place How can she react when her black friend is victimized As a fellow black person Or a white person Blended is a book that will deeply resonate with children today Sharon ...

• English
• 15 December 2018
Sharon M. Draper
• Hardcover
• 308 pages
• 1442495006
• Sharon M. Draper
• Blended