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MSBA Nominated in 2008-2009. Newbery Honor 2007-2008. I had never read a book by Woodson before, and I picked this one up because it was a MSBA nominee and because it had an Emily Dickinson quote on the cover. I liked it. It's not going to be a favorite, but it was good.
Frannie is trying to deal with a lot of things: a mom who has lost two babies and is acting funny, a new boy in her class who looks white but says he is not (and is called Jesus-boy), a best friend who is acting increasingly holy, and the usual trials of being 11 1/2. I really liked how the 1970s were incorporated into the book with the language and small bits of politics seeping in. It was a three hour long audiobook, so I think it would be a relatively quick read.
Frannie is trying to deal with a lot of things: a mom who has lost two babies and is acting funny, a new boy in her class who looks white but says he is not (and is called Jesus-boy), a best friend who is acting increasingly holy, and the usual trials of being 11 1/2. I really liked how the 1970s were incorporated into the book with the language and small bits of politics seeping in. It was a three hour long audiobook, so I think it would be a relatively quick read.