If You Come Softly - Hardcover

Woodson, Jacqueline

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ISBN 10: 0399231129 ISBN 13: 9780399231124

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 1998

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Jeremiah is comfortable in his own Brooklyn neighborhood, but when he attends a fancy Manhattan prep school, the young black boy does not seem to fit in, until he finds a friend in a Jewish girl named Ellie.

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Review:

"Woodson handles delicate, even explosive subject matter with exceptional clarity, surety and depth. In this contemporary story about an interracial romance... lyrical prose draws the audience into the tenderness of young love, [and] perceptive comments about race and racism will strike a chord."

About the Author:

Born on February 12th in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline Woodson grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York and graduated from college with a B.A. in English. She now writes full-time and has recently received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. Her other awards include a Newbery Honor, two Coretta Scott King awards, two National Book Award finalists, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Although she spends most of her time writing, Woodson also enjoys reading the works of emerging writers and encouraging young people to write, spending time with her friends and her family, and sewing. Jacqueline Woodson currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.

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