Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The author details the plot, inspiration for the book, why she wrote it, and answers other questions about the story. She has won numerous awards for her work, including two coretta scott king honors, an naacp image award, and the walter award. Camo girl by kekla magoon overview a biracial student questions her identity in this contemporary novel from the author of the coretta scott kingjohn steptor awardwinning the rock and the river. Camo girl is a book about a girl named ella, she has a friend named z, and ella likes a guy named bailey. Camo girl ebook by kekla magoon 9781442417229 rakuten kobo. She is drawn to the popular new boythe only other black student in the schoolbut also loyal to her bff, a geeky boy whose social status, like hers, is bottomrung, and.
The title relates to the book because the title is camo girl and the kids from her school would call her that because her face had different colors. Not ohmygod shocking, but enough to give the book some freshness. But the conflict ella faces isnt so easily broken down. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading camo girl. Mar 18, 2012 a book talk on camo girl by author kekla magoon. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read camo girl. Sixth grader ella is the only mixed race girl in a school where her classmates are all white.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Camo girl book by kekla magoon 2 available editions half. Camo girl book by kekla magoon 2 available editions. As cliched as the summary may sound, camo girl has nothing at all to. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. A poignant novel about a biracial girl living in the suburbs of las vegas.
Set in the modernday suburbs of las vegas, a young girl finds herself caught between two worlds. Camo girl by kekla magoon ella has recently started the 6th grade and everything has changed. Now she travels all over the country meeting young readers and sharing her books, which include the rock and the river, camo girl, and shadows of sherwood the robyn hoodlum adventures series. Zachary, or z, is small for his age and takes refuge in fantasy to cope with abandonment by his father. I recently have seen readers mentioning camo girl and decided to check it out. Things have changed recently for z, and ella finds herself his sole friend. Kekla magoon has worked with youthserving nonprofit organizations in new york city and chicago. The season of styx malone paperback the novel neighbor. As cliched as the summary may sound, camo girl has nothing at all to do with popular cliques of mean girls or choosing your friend over popularity. Ella is the only black student, and her discolored skin tone has some calling her camo face, short for camouflage. These scenes contain the actual text a scene from each novel, converted into a multireader format. Kekla magoon camo girl politics and prose bookstore. Set in the modernday suburbs of las vegas, biracial sixthgrader ella cartwright finds herself caught between two worlds. Camo girl by kekla magoon english hardcover book free shipping.
The vocabulary, themes and characters are rich and work well for instruction or pleasure reading. Ella, z, and millie were close friends in elementary school. At first glance, i think readers might expect the story to be about the value of true friendship and loyalty vs. In addition to writing fiction, kekla leads writing workshops for. Set in a suburb of las vegas, ella and zachary, called z, have been frie. Camo girl, keklas tween novel, just out with aladdin, is the story of sixth grade outcast ella. She is drawn to the popular new boythe only other black student in the schoolbut also loyal to her bff, a geeky boy whose social status, like hers. A poignant novel about a biracial girl living in the suburbs of las vegas examines the friendships that grow out of, and despite, her race. Author kekla magoon deftly navigates the muddy waters of racial and cultural identities in this contemporary exploration of one girl s attempt to find herself. She is a new york citybased editor, speaker, and educator. Ella finds herself caught between her old best friend zach, who is increasingly lost in a fantasy world, and a beckoning popular crowd. If you cant come to an event and still want an autographed copy of the book.
Sixth grader ella is the only african american kid in her class at a school in a. Im looking forward to stocking her books on our shelves for years to come. Ella and z have been friends forever, both of them middleschool outsiders in their las vegas suburb. She is drawn to the popular new boy, baileythe only other black student in the schoolbut also loyal to her best friend, z, a geeky boy whose social status, like hers, is bottomrung, and with whom she has shared an incomparable friendship. Ella, a biracial girl with a patchy and uneven skin tone, and her friend z, a boy who is very different, have been on the bottom of the social order at caldera junior high school in las vegas, but when the only other africanamerican student enters their sixth grade class, ella longs to be friends with him and join the popular group, but does. Read camo girl by kekla magoon available from rakuten kobo. A biracial student questions her identity in this contemporary novel from the author of the coretta scott. But neither of these is exactly the way camo girl panned out. Camo girl begins with a story line that will be quite familiar to anyone who reads many books aimed at a middle grade audience. As seventh grade begins, millie starts steering clear of ella. Camo girl by kekla magoon estimated delivery 312 business days format hardcover condition brand new description set in the modernday suburbs of las vegas, this poignant novel by the coretta scott king awardwinning author of the rock and the river is about a biracial girl and the friendships that grow out of, and. Ella and z have been friends forever, both of them middleschool outsiders in.
Sixth grader ella is the only african american kid in her class at a school in a community outside las vegas. Set in the modernday suburbs of las vegas, this poignant novel by the coretta scott king. Camo girl by kekla magoon a biracial student questions her identity in this contemporary novel from the author of the coretta scott kingjohn. Camo girl by kekla magoon overdrive rakuten overdrive.
How does z feel when he sees bailey and emma together after school. The rock and the river by kekla magoon is one of my favorite books. Buy a cheap copy of camo girl book by kekla magoon. Kekla magoon grew up in indiana but wanted to see the rest of the world. When a new boy, bailey, moves to town, he befriends ella, because they are now the only two black kids in class. Read more read less discover prime book box for kids. With a head shot of a girl on the front cover, 5th and 6th grade girls will probably be most likely to read this one, but i think boys will enjoy it if they give it a chance. Author kekla magoon discusses her inspirations for her middle grade novel camo girl aladdin 2011. A biracial student questions her identity in this contemporary novel. Kekla magoon is the author of eight young adult novels, including the rock and the river, how it went down, x. An event that affected the story was when ellas father died because her family used to be very happy. Imagine yourself as someone who would kill to be popular, but simply cant, just because of what you look like and the people youre friends with.
Jan 04, 2011 camo girl ebook written by kekla magoon. Ella, z, millie, and bailey are all believable characters facing realistic situations and plausibly resolving them as children of their age probably would. Jan 04, 2011 set in the modernday suburbs of las vegas, a young girl finds herself caught between two worlds. A biracial student questions her identity in this contemporary novel from the author of the coretta scott kingjohn steptor awardwinning the rock and the. Well, this is the story if the book camo girl, by kekla magoon. Kekla magoon camo girl kekla magoon a biracial student questions her identity in this contemporary novel from the author of the coretta scott kingjohn steptor awardwinning the rock and the river. Ella is the only black girl in her grade and gets teased for the mottled colors of her face. Kekla magoon ella, a biracial girl with a patchy and uneven skin tone, and her friend z, a boy who is very different, have been on the bottom of the social order at caldera junior high school in las vegas, but. Author kekla magoon deftly navigates the muddy waters of racial and.
Camo girl deals with friendship in middle school in other words, how to choose a lunch table. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The blossoming universe of violet diamond by brenda woods is another book about a biracial middle school girl finding her way in a primarily white. She resides in new york city and you can visit her at.
Ella and zachary, sixthgrade misfits, cling to each other to get through the taunts, rejection and, sometimes, abuse from their classmates. Camo girl has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. A biracial student questions her identity in this contemporary novel from the author of the coretta scott kingjohn steptor awardwinning the rock and the river. She is a black girl whose skins is patchy, with big light colored splotches. She is drawn to the popular new boythe only other black student in the schoolbut also loyal to her bff, a geeky boy whose social status, like hers, is bottomrung, and with whom she has shared an incomparable friendship. Camo girl book by kekla magoon official publisher page simon. Kekla magoon is an american author, best known for her naacp image awardnominated young adult novel the rock and the river, how it went down, the season of styx malone, and x. Kekla writes young adult novels, middle grade novels, short stories, and nonfiction for young readers. Kekla magoon kekla magoon is a bestselling american based cameroonian author of nonfiction, young adult, and historical fiction books best known for her young adult books, the season of styx malone, how it went down, and her two book series rock and the river series and robyn hoodlum series. Kekla magoon has several books about the experiences of africanamerican young people. She has received an naacp image award, the john steptoe new talent award, two coretta scott king honors, the walter award honor, and been long listed for the national book award.
About the author kekla magoon grew up in indiana but wanted to see the rest of the world. Camo girl by kekla magoon 2012, paperback for sale. Camo girl 9781416978053 by kekla magoon and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Malcolm xs story retold by his daughter for a new generation. Today i read camo girl, another important story, written for readers in grades 5 and up. Kekla magoon is the author of camo girl and the rock and the river, winner of the coretta scott kingjohn steptoe award.
Kekla magoon, author of camo girl living in a suburb of las vegas, ella and z have been friends forever, but z has always been the weird kid in their class. Writer kekla magoon, who debuted in 2009 with the awardwinning civil rights story the rock and the river, crafts her second novel so perfectly that the reader clings to ellas point of viewand, like ella, is surprised when all the pieces fall into place. Camo girl book by kekla magoon official publisher page. A biracial student questions her identity in this contemporary novel from the author of the coretta scott kingjohn steptor awardwinning the. Licensed to youtube by rumblefish on behalf of thomasgeiger. She holds an mfa in writing for children from the vermont college of fine arts and her first novel, the rock and the river, won the coretta scott kingjohn steptoe award for new talent. When i read kekla magoon s how it all went down this past may, i could not stop talking and posting about the novel and its the provocative storyline and multiple perspectives.
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