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Feathers
By Woodson, Jacqueline
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39923-989-2
- Publisher
- Putnam
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2007
Gr 4-7 "Stepped through that door white and softly as the snow," notes sixth-grader Frannie, on the arrival of a pale, long-haired boy to her predominantly black middle school on a winter day in 1971. He is dubbed the Jesus Boy by the class rowdy, and the name seems to suit the newcomer's appearance and calm demeanor. Frannie is confused, not only by declarations that he's NOT white, but that her friend Samantha, daughter of a conservative Baptist minister, also seems to believe that he "is...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2007
As sixth-grader Frannie puzzles over the meaning of a line from an Emily Dickinson poem, "Hope is the thing with feathers," lots of questions start coming up. What does the music her deaf brother hears sound like? Why is Mama so tired during the day? How come the new white boy in class named Jesu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
How come the new white boy named Jesus in Frannie's sixth-grade class says he's not white, and could he possibly b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
