racially mixed people

Lee Cotton, the white-skinned, flaxen-haired son of a Scandinavian father and African-American mother, born in Mississippi in 1950, grows up testing the limits of racism, and his life becomes even more complicated by a freak accident, coupled with inventive surgery, that forces him to change his identity once again.

A memoir that chronicles the author's journey back to his ancestral home in Ghana in search of his roots.

A memoir in which the author describes his upbringing in his grandparent's home where he was loved, nurtured, and encouraged, and tells how he came to fully claim his Abenaki heritage in spite of the fact that his grandfather never admitted to being Native American.

In the third trimester of her pregnancy, Florida high school senior Sophie tries to discover the identity of the father she has never known, while adamantly refusing to disclose the name of her own baby's father.

Discusses the many issues facing teens of multiethnic descent, including discrimination and the search for ethnic identity in an unsympathetic culture.

Shannon Lanier traces his family's relationship to Thomas Jefferson and discusses how his African-American ancestors learned they were related to Jefferson.

An illustrated biography for children of St. Martin de Porres, canonized in 1962, the first black saint in the Americas, illegitimate child of a Spanish nobleman and a former slave, born in Lima, Peru in 1579, and educated in Ecuador as a barber/doctor, and describes his entrance into the Dominican Order and his life of service and healing.

A biography of forty-fourth U.S. President Barack Obama, covering his multicultural childhood, education, the influence of his father, connection to civil rights, and rise to the presidency after a long campaign, and includes a timeline and glossary.

Presents a biography of Derek Jeter who was teased as a boy in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for predicting he would be a great shortstop for the New York Yankees and who grew up to do precisely that.

When Sonia's father loses his job and she must move from a private to a public middle school, the half-Jewish half-Indian experiences culture shock.