From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun Written by Jacqueline Woodson Melanin Sun's mother, an African-American woman, tells him that she is in love with a white woman. Melanin feels confused and upset as he tries to understand issues about sexuality, racial identity and love. [Grade Level: 6 & Up]
2.
The House You Pass on the Way Written by Jacqueline Woodson Fourteen-year-old Staggerlee, the daughter of a racially mixed marraige, spends a summer with her cousin Trout, and starts to question her sexuality. [Grade Level: 6 & Up]
