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Blended
by Sharon M. Draper
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.50 ★
a poignant discussion of identity, allyship, and the complications of family. isabella's voice was so rich and powerful. if only the million plot threads hadn't gotten so tangled in the end.
▷ Representation: Black mixed race protagonist; Black scs.
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a poignant discussion of identity, allyship, and the complications of family. isabella's voice was so rich and powerful. if only the million plot threads hadn't gotten so tangled in the end.
▷ Representation: Black mixed race protagonist; Black scs.
Blog • Trigger Warning Database • StoryGraph
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Police brutality
Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Blood
➸ Trigger warnings for racism and colourism discussed, racial microaggressions (on-page), hate crime, parental divorce (theme), panic attack & trauma (secondary character), lynchings discussed, police brutality & violence, hospitalisation for a gunshot wound, minor blood & injury depiction, and minor bullying
Context: The protagonist's best friend finds a noose in her school locker. It's implied a white student put it there after their class learned about historical lynchings (possibly because of their discussions, maybe due to her parent's involvement in Black community support groups). Later, she has a panic attack when a noose appears on the TV during a sleepover. The protagonist's teenage step-brother is pulled over by the police and tackled to the ground by three officers. They suspect him of robbing a bank and question him. They force the protagonist, an 11-year-old Black girl, out of his car. A female officer shoots her when she reaches into her pocket to call their parents.