The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond

The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond

By Brenda Woods

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Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 3 - 5T4.339914
Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods’ moving, uplifting story of a girl finally meeting the African American side of her family explores racism and how it feels to be biracial, and celebrates families of all kinds.

Violet is a smart, funny, brown-eyed, brown-haired girl in a family of blonds. Her mom is white, and her dad, who died before she was born, was black. She attends a mostly white school where she sometimes feels like a brown leaf on a pile of snow. She’s tired of people asking if she’s adopted. Now that Violet’s eleven, she decides it’s time to learn about her African American heritage. And despite getting off to a rocky start trying to reclaim her dad’s side of the family, she can feel her confidence growing as the puzzle pieces of her life finally start coming together. Readers will cheer for Violet, sharing her joy as she discovers her roots.
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN-13: 9780147514301
ISBN-10: 0147514304
Published on 1/22/2015
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 240

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booklover booklover

I am completely in love with this book! I want to keep reading it forever! The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond is a heart warming story about a young girl named Violet who has a mom that is white, and a dad that is black. She lives in a town that is full of white people. Violet visits her grandmother and finally embraces her black side. Read the book to find out the rest!
inmemoryofcpr inmemoryofcpr

This book was well written and it was nice to see from a different perceptive. I also liked how Violet developed a good relationship with her grandmother. I would recommend this book to people who like books about people's hardships and lives.
crazy7701 crazy7701

This is now my all time favorite book, like ever.
JC113 JC113

The Blossoming Universe Of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods is a exciting & thrilling but kind of sad or emotional book, tells about a girl named Violet who lost her father in a car accident. She is having bad dreams and can never sleep at night. She just wishes he could be there with her & her mom. This story tells about how Violet doesn't know about her grandmother (which is her dads mother). She wants to learn more about her so she asks her mom if she can visit her grandmother at her art exhibit and she said that was fine. She was so excited! Her grandmother's exhibit was in Seattle, so her mom took her there. Her mom lets her go to Violets grandmother's house in Las Vegas. She goes there with her and she gets to stat there for two weeks! When her grandmother is cooking her famous mashed potatoes, Violet is in her room and she hears a loud "thud"! I would totally recommend this book because it is a really good book! You should also read this book because it is amazingly funny and could be emotional for some people, but so hilarious! Find out more by reading the book!
soc44 soc44

I love this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dancer4790 dancer4790

It's a great book so far!