My Mother the Cheerleader
by Sharenow, Robert
SLJ Best BookVOYA Award/HonorSchoolHistorical FictionDaughters, Sons, & Nonbinary OffspringParents & Parental FiguresYALSA Best Books for YATeen Books
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AR Book Level
5.1
AR Points
6
Word Count
41,866
Interest Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
114888 EN
About this book
Thirteen-year-old Louise uncovers secrets about her family and her neighborhood during the violent protests over school desegregation in 1960 New Orleans. The plot contains profanity, sexual situations and racism.