{"product_id":"what-are-you-voices-of-mixed-race-young-people-paperback","title":"What Are You?: Voices of Mixed-Race Young People - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePearl Fuyo Gaskins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePearl Fuyo Gaskins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the past three decades, the number of interracial marriages in the United States has increased by more than 800 percent. Now over four million children and teenagers do not identify themselves as being just one race or another. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is a book that allows these young people to speak in their own voices about their own lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Are You?\u003c\/i\u003e is based on the interviews the author has made over the past two years with mixed-race young people around the country. These fresh voices explore issues and topics such as dating, families, and the double prejudice and double insight that come from being mixed, but not mixed-up.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePearl Fuyo Gaskins\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist whose articles frequently appear in \u003ci\u003eScholastic Choices\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. The child of an interracial marriage, she wrote What Are You? to be a forum for mixed-race young people to share their experiences and validate their feelings. This is her first book. Ms. Gaskins grew up in California, lived in Hawaii, and now resides with her husband in West Orange, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e What Are You? Voices of Mixed-Race Young People\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758362198304,"sku":"9780805099331","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/be7dc01890f2bf24b3b932b3ae145a0f.webp?v=1780123923","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-are-you-voices-of-mixed-race-young-people-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}