Kids Book Series logo
  

Series List  Author List 
Log InAdvanced Search 
 Age  Level

Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North, Chicago, Illinois, 1919
Dear America Series Book #18 of 43 in publication order (switch to alphabetical order)
Author: Patricia McKissack

Book Info

Published on April 1, 2000
Age Group: 8 - 13 years
Reading Level: AR: 4.9 (5.0 Points, Quiz #35834)
GLE: 6.5
F&P/GRL: V
DRA: 50
Lexile® measure: 760L

Excerpt/First Sentence(s):
Mama gave my sister and me diaries for Christmas, saying, "Every young lady should have a diary." I would have gladly sacrificed three toes and a finger to get some other "young lady" to take the little pink-and-white, ruffle-trimmed book off my hands.

Back Cover:
January 2, 1919
Some people are so color struck. They think being light-skinned is better than being dark! Mama says that's nonsense and I think so, too. I love it when Mama tells about her grandmother, Lizzie Palmer. She was a slave. After the war, because she was so light-skinned many people thought she was white. But when people asked Lizzie Palmer if she was white, she'd always answer, "No, color me dark."

Daddy won't stand for color talk, either. He says a Colored family is like a beautiful bouquet of flowers—all different colors, sizes, and shapes. But each one beautiful in his or her own way. We only need to look at Daddy's side of the family to see that he‘s telling us the truth. The Love family is just like the bouquet Daddy described.

DISCLOSURE: We may earn a commission if a purchase is made through the links below.



Hardcover
222 pages. List price $10.95
ISBN-10: 0590511599
ISBN-13: 9780590511599
$13.98 and up new from Amazon Marketplace sellers (shipping cost included)
$16.28 and up used from Amazon Marketplace sellers (shipping cost included)


Paperback
218 pages. List price not available.
ISBN-10: 0439529115
ISBN-13: 9780439529112
$26.04 and up new from Amazon Marketplace sellers (shipping cost included)
$5.39 and up used from Amazon Marketplace sellers (shipping cost included)


... more editions & prices

*Book prices and availability listed here are updated at least hourly and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of the book.

Book #:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  ...
Complete or Partial Sets of Up to 43 Books


[Advertisement]

Page Last Updated: November 29, 2020

Copyright © 2008-2024 WebData Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. Lexile® and the Lexile® logo are are trademarks of MetaMetrics, Inc., and are registered in the United States and abroad. The trademarks and names of other companies and products mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Use of this website constitutes acceptance of the KidsBookSeries User Agreement and Privacy Policy. DISCLOSURE: We use affiliate links and may earn a commission if a purchase is made through them.

Full Version
Mobile Version
Help		Site News
Recent Books
Future Books		About Us
Support Us
Volunteer