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Loading... Feathers (edition 2007)by Jacqueline Woodson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is was a unique book about a sixth grade girl and the way she views her life at school and home. Great representation of a deaf family member and their relationship. I would use in a class reading group or have in the class library for 4th and above. ( ) 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. 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. no reviews | add a review
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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. No library descriptions found. |
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