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Blended

by Sharon M. Draper

Ages: 12+

Published: 2018

Publisher: Atheneum BFYR/ Simon & Schuster

ISBN: 978-1-4424-9500-5

Keywords: Mixed-race families, Divorce, Race Relations, Friendship

With antagonistic, divorced parents, (a black father and a white mother), musically gifted Isabella struggles with switching expectations and changing family structures.