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.

I read this book a little while ago, when it was named one of the New York Times Best Illustrated books of 2008. I think it's a wonderful quiet fall story with gorgeous illustrations. Now nominated for the Maine Chickadee award for 2009-2010.

I have a really hard time fitting myself into the Myers-Briggs test, so that could be why I had a hard time with the book. I bounce back and forth between E/I and F/T a lot.

Maybe I would have liked this better if I was more familiar with R.A. Salvatore and Dritzz. OH well.

This was kind of like Rumplestiltskin, except that Duffy annoyed me way more.

Caldecott Medal, 1974

I liked this story. I feel like I've heard it before. It was sort of like...Seven Chinese Brothers. I think that's the title.

Caldecott Medal, 1969

I read this for my Japanese Manga and Anime class. LOVED IT.