The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond

Brenda Woods

Jan 2014 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods’ moving, uplifting story of a girl finally meeting the African American side of her family explores racism and how it feels to be biracial, and celebrates families of all kinds.

Violet is a smart, funny, brown-eyed, brown-haired girl in a family of blonds. Her mom is white, and her dad, who died before she was born, was black. She attends a mostly white school where she sometimes feels like a brown leaf on a pile of snow. She’s tired of people asking if she’s adopted. Now that Violet’s eleven, she decides it’s time to learn about her African American heritage. And despite getting off to a rocky start trying to reclaim her dad’s side of the family, she can feel her confidence growing as the puzzle pieces of her life finally start coming together. Readers will cheer for Violet, sharing her joy as she discovers her roots.

Ratings and reviews

I really like this book this is the first book I read the whole thing of JK I really like this book it has a lot of detail in it and I read the whole thing and it's really good so good job to Brenda wood for writing this book best book ever iwill have never read this book if it wasn't for my teachers

I read this book every year and will never stop I love it and think all the people in the world should read it this book bitterly changed my life it is so inspiering Read it now I loved it

I love reading about controversies so it was a really nice and semi emotional book. I also love reading about culture. This was the perfect book for me. Loved it!

About the author

Brenda Woods (www.brendawoods.net) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, raised in southern California, and attended California State University, Northridge. She is the award-winning author of several books for young readers: Coretta Scott King Honor winner The Red Rose Box, Saint Louis Armstrong Beach, VOYA Top Shelf Fiction selection Emako Blue, My Name is Sally Little Song, and A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her numerous awards and honors include the Judy Lopez Memorial Award, FOCAL award, Pen Center USA’s Literary Award finalist, IRA Children’s Choice Young Adult Fiction Award, and ALA Quick Pick. She lives in the Los Angeles area.