{"product_id":"mixed-angela-nissel-9780345481146","title":"Mixed: My Life in Black and White","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Tell anyone who asks that you're half-black and half-white, just like David Hasselhoff from Knight Rider.\"-Angela's mother\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Love has no color,\" insist Angela Nissel' s parents, but does it have a clue? In this candid, funny, and poignant memoir, Angela recounts growing up biracial in Philadelphia-moving back and forth between black inner-city schools and white prep schools-where her racial ambiguity and doomed attempts to blend in dog her teen years. Once in college, Angela experiments with black activism (hoping to find clarity in extremism), capitalizes on her \"exotic\" look at a strip club, and ends up with a major case of the blues (aka, a racial identity problem). Yet Angela is never down for the count. After moving to Los Angeles, she discovers that being multiracial is anything but simple, especially in terms of dating and romance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By turns a comedy of errors and a moving coming-of-age chronicle, Mixed traces one woman's unforgettable journey to self-acceptance and belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMixed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Mixed is a hilarious must-read for anyone searching for the enchanting path to self-discovery. Angela Nissel's precise account of living the mixed race experience not only hit home with me, but the journey is deliciously enlightening and heart-rending at the same time. It's a journey well worth taking.\"­\u003cb\u003e--Halle Berry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I love Angela Nissel's writing. Reading \u003ci\u003eMixed\u003c\/i\u003e was like getting a letter from a best friend I forgot I had. How ironic that a book written by someone who felt like no one \"got\" her will surely be one of those rare books everyone gets- black, white, both, neither. Hilarious, sweet, and honest, \u003ci\u003eMixed\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect read if you've ever felt like the one standing on the outside­--and let's face it, who hasn't?\"­\u003cb\u003e--Jill Soloway, author of \u003ci\u003eTiny Ladies in Shiny Pants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If David Sedaris was a straight biracial female, this is the book he'd write. This book is so funny I've already started telling people I helped Angela write it.\"­\u003cb\u003e--Bill Lawrence, creator of \u003ci\u003eScrubs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Nissel is humorous, poignant, and proud yet also empathetic and generous as she recounts her constant struggle to answer the perennial question persons of mixed race seem required to ask of themselves in our society-where do I fit in?.... All readers stand to learn from her account.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Colorful anecdotes, marvelous dialogue and a thoughtful narrative make this memoir a delight.\"­\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angela Nissel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0345481143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345481146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.20w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e109942 \/ Mixed: My Life in Black and White\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2006 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2006 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2006 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2006 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 194","brand":"Angela Nissel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46451022004479,"sku":"9780345481146","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_829885da-7aa4-484a-afda-2c80b93e93b1.jpg?v=1735876198","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mixed-angela-nissel-9780345481146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}