Title: See No Color
Author: Shannon Gibney
Published Date : November 1st. 2015
Pages : 192
Genres ; Young Adult, Teen, Sports, Fiction, Contemporary
Source: National Library (Libby App)
Format: E Book
Rating ⭐⭐⭐
Synopsis
For as long as she can remember, sixteen-year-old Alex Kirtridge has known two things:
1. She has always been Little Kirtridge, a stellar baseball player, just like her father.
2. She’s adopted.
These facts have always been part of Alex’s life. Despite some teasing, being a biracial girl in a white family didn’t make much of a difference as long as she was a star on the diamond where her father—her baseball coach and a former pro player—counted on her. But now, things are changing: she meets Reggie, the first black guy who’s wanted to get to know her; she discovers the letters from her biological father that her adoptive parents have kept from her; and her body starts to grow into a woman’s, affecting her game.
Alex begins to question who she really is. She’s always dreamed of playing pro baseball just like her father, but can she really do it? Does she truly fit in with her white family? Who were her biological parents? What does it mean to be black? If she’s going to find answers, Alex has to come to terms with her adoption, her race, and the dreams she thought would always guide her.
1. She has always been Little Kirtridge, a stellar baseball player, just like her father.
2. She’s adopted.
These facts have always been part of Alex’s life. Despite some teasing, being a biracial girl in a white family didn’t make much of a difference as long as she was a star on the diamond where her father—her baseball coach and a former pro player—counted on her. But now, things are changing: she meets Reggie, the first black guy who’s wanted to get to know her; she discovers the letters from her biological father that her adoptive parents have kept from her; and her body starts to grow into a woman’s, affecting her game.
Alex begins to question who she really is. She’s always dreamed of playing pro baseball just like her father, but can she really do it? Does she truly fit in with her white family? Who were her biological parents? What does it mean to be black? If she’s going to find answers, Alex has to come to terms with her adoption, her race, and the dreams she thought would always guide her.
Review
AS a teacher, I thought that it only fitting that I encourage young people to read.
So, one of my goals as I try to grow this blog is to feature both children and Teen YA fiction and Non Fiction books that parents can use to encourage young people to read. When I was young there was so little diversity in YA literature, I think now it is an exciting time for young people to really connect with stories much like this one.
This was a short and powerful read. Shannon Gibney takes the reader into a world very few have experienced which is the world of interracial adoption (If that's the term that could be used).
Alexandra Kirtridge is adopted. Not only that she is a biracial living with a white baseball family. She is at an age (16) where she begins to question where does she belong. In trying to find herself, we follow Alexandra through her many discoveries and heartbreaks.
This was a very good topic choice by the author because many people adopt outside of their race. It shows that as a person of mixed heritage faces challenges with their identity. Not to spoil it for anyone I think the parents' role in the book was expertly described, how they dealt with Alex's questions and concerns was so realistic because in my mind I can picture that same reaction from many people in a similar situation. It really highlighted to me how little we understand one another.
This was a very well written book for young readers and I highly recommend it.
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