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I‘ve seen so many glowing reviews of this book, but I didn‘t get around to reading it myself until my niece (going into 6th grade) told me it was one of her favorites. I have to agree that it‘s a great story that deals with both very relatable and important but difficult topics in a clear way. I also loved the musical aspect (Izabella is a pianist) and the vocabulary that made its way in from class discussion.

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A student drew this of me at work. I'm glad I finally read Blended. I wondered why my students were taking so long to read it, and now maybe I can offer them some more support. It makes a great book club book. Currently #banned in 3 states.

Slowly reading Blended by Draper. It has been on my to-read list for too long. When my students check it out, it seems to take a lot of time for them to read it, which means they stay with it and don't give up. Now I see where they might need comprehension support. I liked this quote.

What a beautiful blessing gifted to me by my principal! I‘ll be adding to my class library and can‘t wait to see what student will pick these beauties first. #classroomlibrary #readingislit

Last night I was feeling down and wanted a quick middle grade read to distract me. I picked this one and it was a good choice for what I was looking for. Izzy was a great main character- an eleven year old who goes through family and race-related situations with an inquisitive attitude. A good introduction to many heavy topics that would be great for a young reader. I always like Draper‘s books. 💗

Words cannot express how this book made me feel. A great book for students to learn about so many things, with a breathtaking ending that left me extremely emotional!

I am currently reading Blended as a part of my Book Club and I really enjoyed it This book is about a young girl who is trying to find herself all while her parents are going through a divorce. The young girl also finds herself in a confused place with school when they begin talking about history and this is hard for her since she comes from two different cultures.

Blended by Sharon M. Draper🍦 An RF-LC chapter book that completely STUNS you. A MUST read especially for students who feel left out or not included in their daily life. A well-written story about an 11-year-old girl with a much blended family. Throughout the story we see how she copes with her parents divorce and what she does to survive during this traumatic time in her life!This book isn‘t a New York Times specialty for nothing. #UCFLAE3414SP21

Wow, this book! This New York Times Best Selling, RF novel is one I will never forget. Our main character, Izzy, stars in a coming of age novel as she tries to navigate how she fits into the world. With a black dad and a white mom, Izzy finds herself struggling with her identity. With the help of her two best friends, Izzy dives into what it means to be yourself and eventually finds out exactly who she'd like to be.
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Isabella lives with her white mom one week, her black dad the next. As if 6th grade wasn‘t hard enough, her parents seem incapable of not fighting. When another classmate finds a noose in her locker, when Izzy and another black friend are chased out of a store, Izzy begins to see that her blended life doesn‘t just have challenges at home.

This could‘ve been a wonderful hard-hitting MG book, except it tried to be like FOUR hard-hitting MG books. The author tried to cram way too much into it, nothing got the depth or substance it needed. The writing had that unfortunate “adult writing as a kid” issue of sometimes sounding too young and others too old. I did really like Izzy and appreciate what this book tried to do, but it missed the mark, and had some problematic aspects too. 2/5 ⭐️

“After they‘d had two or three drinks...or more, they‘d really relax and start talking smack. They‘d say really nasty things about Jewish people and Black people and folks from other countries who lived here—basically, anybody who wasn‘t white.”

[SIIIIIGH. JEWISH IS NOT A RACE. White Jews are white. There are Jews of color but being Jewish doesn‘t always = not white. It‘s parroting antisemitism to say white Jews like me aren‘t white. Damn it 😣]

This cover makes it look like a cute lighthearted middle grade, but it actually sounds quite heavy and emotional. But I do love me a hard-hitting contemporary MG about real-life topics.

Living in two worlds is not easy. In this RF book Blended by Sharon M. Draper the mixed Isabella faces difficulties with her parents divorce and being exchanged between the two. A white mother and a black father: where does she fit in? Isabella tries to figure out who she is amid all this with a piano recital along the way. This book is excellent for a LC and fosters good discussion.

#ucflae3414su20 Blended is a RF book by New York Times best-selling author Sharon M. Draper and it has won many awards such as the Pennsylvania Young Reader‘s Choice Award and has been named Bank Street Best Children‘s Book of the Year. This book is about an 11 year old girl named Isabella who is dealing with her parent‘s divorce and her racial identity as her father is African American and her mother is White.

This RF novel by Sharon M. Draper is an excellent book for teaching students respect, tolerance, and the reasons why racism is wrong. As a future educator, I will like to use this book for LC along with the discussion questions that Draper‘s website provides (http://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=75). #UCFLAE3414SP20

We were no longer a whole, but three separate pieces. A mom. A dad. A kid sliced in half. Actually, that made us four pieces—‘cause I have to be two people: Mom‘s Izzy and Dad‘s Isabella.

Gotta say I‘m loving the fact I can listen to audiobooks while at work these days.
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This New York Times Best Seller tells an amazing story about a young girl conflicted not only with her parents divorce but her biracial identity. This Realistic Fiction book is a great LC opportunity, generating discussions on race, racism and divorce. #UCFLAE3414SP20

Blended is a RF novel about a young girl trying to figure out her new life with divorced parents. When something happens unexpectedly at school, Isabella tried to figure out what her racial identity. This book is perfect for LC, because this book can spark many great conversations about different family lives and races. sharondarper.com has some great discussion questions to help prompt the students discussions for their LCs. #UCFLAE3414SP20

Blended by Sharen M. Draper is an awesome RF novel that is about a biracial Izzy 🎹 and her battles that she must endure that comes with her parents divorce and racial issues at school. This would be perfect to add to your classroom library, and could be used for LC in your classroom. #UCFLAE3414SP20 The UDL principle 8.3 fostering collaboration and community along and EL #2 promoting cooperation small groups work wonderfully with this book.

Blended is about an eleven year old girl named Izzy (or Isabella if it is a 'Dad week') who loves to play piano and struggles with the displacement of having divorced parents. This is a fantastic book for LC and will allow racial social issues to be introduced into the classroom. Something special about Blended is that it provides a windows and mirrors to topics like being biracial, racial injustice, and divorce. #ucflae3414sp20

This amazing RF and LC book is a must read for all. This book has been on the New York Times Best sellers list! Isabella, a young eleven year old who often feels torn between her divorced parents. She feels different from others because she is both black and white. An eye opening novel that is extremely important for those who want to learn more about current events!
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Sharing this book with my blended baby. This book is about an eleven-year-old girl, Izzy, who is being torn between divorced parents while experiencing a feeling of not belonging anywhere because she‘s not just one or the other, but she‘s both, black and white. This story is an eye opener for those who are unaware of racial profiling and will allow children to get a better understanding.
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This novel would be beneficial in LC. The novel was written by Sharon M. Draper. It was recognized by the Cooperative Children‘s Book Council, Bank Street Best Children‘s Book of the Year Selection Title, Obama Book Award Finalist. teachervision.com/reading%20guide/blended UDL 3.2 (highlight patters, critical features, big ideas, and relationships) and ESOL 16 (integrate speaking and listening activities) #ucflae3414sp20

Blended by Sharon M. Draper is a RF novel about an eleven year old girl named Isabella or Izzy (depending on who she is talking to) whose parents are going through a divorce, is struggling with self and racial identity, and so much more. This book would make a great IR or LC for students in fifth or sixth grade. #ucflae3414f19 I would use UDL 2.1 and 3.1 to clarify symbols and vocabulary as well as supply background knowledge that students have...

This RF novel by Sharon Draper, is a great story about diversity. This book entails an 11-year-old girl named Isabella who is in the 6th grade. She is half black and half white. She struggles with her identity with being biracial, racial tension among her community, and living with her divorced parents of two separate families that she has to go back and forth to every week. #ucflae3414f19

#ucflae3414F19 Blended by Sharen M. Draper is an awesome RF book that would be perfect to add to your classroom library. It is very relevant to today‘s problems and it gives an insight to the ups and downs of discovering ones identity. This book would be great for literature circle as there are so many great discussion topics that can really get the students engaged.

This book is about a young 6th grader who is battling some of the major problems in her life such as- her parents have a divorce and constantly fight and that puts stress on her and there is drama at school including racism- if you like realistic fiction/ drama you would like this book
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What a great RF! Blended by Sharon M. Draper is a great novel inside Isabella‘s hectic world as her parents are divorced and the two lives she shares with us! This has an amazing twist at the end and shares a strong message of love throughout! #UCFLAE3414F19

“Blended” By Sharon M. Draper is a RF Novel for ages 8-12. This book is about Isabella a Biracial 12 year old navigating the world of blended families, racial issues and her love of music. This book is a great way to broach the subject of racial injustices and the struggles that children in a blended family might face.For this book you can use the LC teaching strategy. https://literaryfusions.com/2019/01/29/book-review-blended-by-sharon-m-draper/

“Blended” by Sharon M. Draper is an amazing RF novel that upper elementary and lower middle schoolers will enjoy! This story is about an 11-year-old girl named Isabella who is half black and half white. She struggles with ignorant racial comments and understanding who she truly is, especially while her parents are divorcing. This book makes a great LC read that all will enjoy! #UCFLAE3414F19

This RF novel written by Sharon M Draper tells the story of Izzy, a middle school girl who is struggling with her identity with being biracial and her divorced parents and extended family. I highly recommend this modern story because to have in your classroom library because it promotes diversity and is a hard book to put down.

Blended by Sharon M. Draper is a wonderful RF novel for the elementary classroom that could be used for a LC. Blended shows the real struggles Isabella deals with being a mixed 11 year old girl who is trying to juggle being in middle school and living with divorced parents. Readers will learn the real challenges that race can bring in a school atmosphere and how important it is to put aside our differences and love one another. 💕 #UCFLAE3414F19

In honor on #nationalreadabookday I am currently reading Blended! ❤️📚

Good upper elementary book about divorced parents it was all resolved rather easily and the shooting part seemed a bit unlikely.

“Mom is my legal guardian because she‘s, like, my mom.”

This book covers some very serious issues that exist in society, and is probably not best for young kids at all.

This is a great book for students who may struggle with racial identity issues. The main character is half black and half white and has to switch identities depending on what environment she is in. Teaches really important lessons.

Isabella Badia Thornton has a complicated life. She just wants to be a normal kid but has to deal with her parents divorce, joint custody arrangements, her parents dating other people, new stepparents, piano lessons, and the complexities of being biracial when people want you to choose one identity. Then she and her stepbrother are in the wrong place at the wrong time and discover the dangers of racial profiling first hand.

🎹 Sharon Draper‘s Blended tells the story of Isabella, an 11 year old biracial gifted pianist with divorced parents. Every week, Isabella goes through what she calls the “Exchange Day,” where she meets up with the other parent at the mall and lives with them for that week. Not only does she switches homes every week; she switches nicknames, backpacks, and her identity. It is currently on the New York Times Best Seller list! #LAE3414sp19

“Every Monday I wake up in a different bed than the one I slept in the week before.”

Chapter book that discusses the difficulties of being a blended race. Great theme of understanding who you are and can relate to children who are also dealing with parents divorces.

2018, contemporary literature. Story about an 11 year old girl, Isabella, who has a black father and white mother. Her parents go through a rough divorce and Isabella feels split. She doesn‘t feel as if she can be her whole self by choosing between her parents.

The chapters go by “moms week” or “dads week” since her parents just split up. I think it really explains to the reader how she feels in each place. Great read!

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Great book for a young girl who is going through change or something unusual. Books like these help children get through tough times in life. This girl is mixed and her parents just got divorced. She feels as if she is “split”