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The Other Half of My Heart
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The Other Half of My Heart (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Sundee Tucker Frazier (Author) (edit contributors)

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When twins Minerva and Keira are born, Keira is born black, and Minerva is born white. The girls are always ridiculed, and through their hardships, their sisterly love and friendship strengthens, and they also discover that they are both unique and amazing, and have talents and gifts of their... read more

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Twin daughters of interracial parents, eleven-year-olds Keira and Minni have very different skin tones and personalities, but it is not until their African American grandmother enters them in the Miss Black Pearl Preteen competition in North Carolina that red-haired and pale-skinned Minni... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Twin daughters of interracial parents, eleven-year-olds Keira and Minni have very different skin tones and personalities, but it is not until their African American grandmother enters them in the Miss Black Pearl Preteen competition in North Carolina that red-haired and pale-skinned Minni realizes what life in their small town in the Pacific Northwest has been like for her more outgoing, darker-skinned sister.

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  • “"Oh, good. You haven't forgotten. You're my daughter. And your daddy's daughter. And Keira's sister. And your own strong human self. Not a color. Got it?"”
    Mama
  • “Maybe so, she thought, but that was how she felt, and she didn't see how knowing her outer layer was her largest organ would change that. It wasn't just her largest organ-it was the part of her that people saw before anything else and decided who she was...how to treat her...whether she belonged. "Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart," Miss Oliphant said.”

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Minni's heart soared as the small plane's wheels lifted from the ground.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • Family: Minni and Keira learn the true meaning of family. They learn that being in family means sticking up for your family even when you won't always look like the popular person or stick in because of it. They're your family and you should always stick up for them.
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This book is in Kirkus Reviews: 2010 Best Children's Books. (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Sundee Tucker Frazier (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-385-73440-0
Page Count: 296

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