# Blended

**Author:** Sharon M. Draper
**Lexile:** 610L
**Grade range:** Grades 3–7
**Age range:** 8–12
**First published:** 2018
**Page count:** 320
**Genre:** Middle Grade Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781442495005`
**ISBN-10:** `1442495006`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/blended
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Eleven-year-old Isabella, the biracial daughter of divorced parents, shuttles between two homes and two identities — and confronts a racial incident that forces questions about who she is. Sharon M. Draper's novel handles divorce, identity, and belonging with care. A common grades 3-7 read.

## Themes

- family
- race
- identity
- music

## Content notes

- racism
- family conflict

## Where this book is assigned

### Common Core State Standards (ELA)

- **recommended** · 3rd grade — [source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades](https://www.weareteachers.com/summer-reading-list-for-kids/)
- **recommended** · 4th grade — [source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades](https://www.weareteachers.com/summer-reading-list-for-kids/)
- **recommended** · 5th grade — [source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades](https://www.weareteachers.com/summer-reading-list-for-kids/)
- **recommended** · 6th grade — [source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades](https://www.weareteachers.com/summer-reading-list-for-kids/)
- **recommended** · 7th grade — [source: WeAreTeachers 2025 Summer Reading List — Middle Grades](https://www.weareteachers.com/summer-reading-list-for-kids/)

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