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Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
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Feathers (edition 2010)

by Jacqueline Woodson

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When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.
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Title:Feathers
Authors:Jacqueline Woodson
Info:Speak (2010), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 144 pages
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This is a simple short book that gives a glimpse into the life of Frannie and her family. It is very well written and has unique characters, although except for Frannie none are very fleshed out. Despite that I did love this book and will look out for others by this author. ( )
  mslibrarynerd | Jan 13, 2024 |
I read [b:Brown Girl Dreaming|20821284|Brown Girl Dreaming|Jacqueline Woodson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1424308405l/20821284._SY75_.jpg|39959105] a few years ago, but I hadn't read any of Woodson's prose novels. I loved this one! It was written very poetically, and dealt with a lot of important issues and questions. ( )
  Dances_with_Words | Jan 6, 2024 |
Good audiobook in terms of the narrator. The story is much more character-driven than plot-driven, though, so I probably would've liked it better if I'd read it with my eyes. (Since I started listening to more audiobooks, I've decided that action-packed stories are better to listen to.)

Frannie is an everykid with a deaf brother, a devout Christian best friend, and super nice parents. She's growing up in the early 1970s in a racially divided town. A white boy joins her class at school and all the kids call him Jesus Boy. There's a debate over whether he could be the real Jesus. As I said, there really isn't much of a plot. I was curious about what the Jesus Boy's story was, and I was interested in Frannie's family, but what really makes the book stand out is great writing. A short and meditative story about faith, family, and hope. ( )
  LibrarianDest | Jan 3, 2024 |
In this book a young girl is growing up in a segregated world and has a brother who is deaf. She shares her experiences and the importance of being kind to others. I would give this book to my 4th grade class and talk about what are simple kind things we can do to people around us.
  olivia.comstock | Apr 19, 2023 |
This book could be a good choice book for intermediate aged students.
This book is about a young girl named Frannie and how she lives life with a brother who is deaf. She also has to navigate what it means to be nice to others and the importance of being kind.
I would use this book in my classroom to start discussion about deafness and what stereotypes there may be about this disability. I would also use it to talk about the power of kindness. This book may be controversial because of the mention of Christianity and Jesus throughout the book.
  Kimmie.Burks | Apr 19, 2023 |
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Hope is the thing with feathers/ that perches in the soul,/ And sings the tune—without the words,/ And never stops at all  —Emily Dickinson
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His coming into the classroom that morning was the only new thing.
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When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.

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