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The color of a lie  Cover Image Book Book

The color of a lie / Kim Johnson.

Johnson, Kim, 1979- (author.).

Summary:

"Calvin knows how to pass for white. He's done it plenty of times before. For his friends in Chicago, when they wanted food but weren't allowed in a restaurant. For work, when he and his dad would travel for the Green Book. This is different. After a tragedy in Chicago forces the family to flee, they resettle in an idyllic all-white suburban town in search of a better life. Calvin's father wants everyone to embrace their new white lifestyles, but it's easier said than done. Hiding your true self is exhausting -- which leads Calvin across town where he can make friends who know all of him... and spend more time with his new crush, Lily. But when Calvin starts unraveling dark secrets about the white town and its inhabitants, passing starts to feel even more suffocating--and dangerous--than he could have imagined." -- Provided by Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593118801
  • ISBN: 0593118804
  • ISBN: 9780593118818
  • ISBN: 0593118812
  • Physical Description: 325 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-325).
Target Audience Note:
Ages 12 and up. Random House.
HL600L Lexile
Decoding demand: 96 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 86 (very high) Structure demand: 88 (very high) Lexile
Subject: Passing (Identity) > Juvenile fiction.
Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
Secrecy > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Racism against Black people > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction).
Illustrated works.

Available copies

  • 20 of 23 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Cass County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 23 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cass County Library-Archie YA JOH 2024 (Text) 0002206334449 Young Adult Fiction Available -
Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill YA JOH 2024 (Text) 0002206334456 New Young Adult Books Checked out 09/24/2024


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