A Newbery Honor Book
A beautiful and moving novel from a three-time Newbery Honor-winning author
Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young Peopleâs Literature
âHope is the thing with feathersâ starts the poem Frannie is reading in school. Frannie hasnât thought much about hope. There are so many other things to think about. Each day, her friend Samantha seems a bit more âholy.â There is a new boy in class everyone is calling the Jesus Boy. And although the new boy looks like a white kid, he says heâs not white. Who is he?
During a winter full of surprises, good and bad, Frannie starts seeing a lot of things in a new lightâher brother Seanâs deafness, her motherâs fear, the class bullyâs anger, her best friendâs faith and her own desire for âthe thing with feathers.â
Jacqueline Woodson once again takes readers on a journey into a young girlâs heart and reveals the pain and the joy of learning to look beneath the surface.
"[Frannie] is a wonderful role model for coming of age in a thoughtful way, and the book offers to teach us all about holding on to hope."âChildren's Literature
"A wonderful and necessary purchase for public and school libraries alike."âVOYA
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Geography & Cultures
- Multicultural Stories
- Black & African American Stories
- Multicultural Stories
- Geography & Cultures
Publisher : Nancy Paulsen Books
Author : Woodson, Jacqueline
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2010-01-07
Number Of Pages : 160
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0142415502
ISBN-13 : 9780142415504
Item weight : 0.34 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.3 in x 8.2 in
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