Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson (English) Paperback Book

Description: Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson These classic, award-winning novels by three-time Newbery Honor winner Jacqueline Woodson are now available with fresh new looks. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A Newbery Honor BookA beautiful and moving novel from a three-time Newbery Honor-winning author"Hope is the thing with feathers" starts the poem Frannie is reading in school. Frannie hasnt thought much about hope. There are so many other things to think about. Each day, her friend Samantha seems a bit more "holy." 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 hes not white. Who is he?During a winter full of surprises, good and bad, Frannie starts seeing a lot of things in a new light—her brother Seans deafness, her mothers fear, the class bullys anger, her best friends faith and her own desire for "the thing with feathers."Jacqueline Woodson once again takes readers on a journey into a young girls 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."—Childrens Literature"A wonderful and necessary purchase for public and school libraries alike."—VOYA Author Biography Jacqueline Woodson is the recipient of a 2020 MacArthur Fellowship, the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and the 2018 Childrens Literature Legacy Award. She was the 2018–2019 National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature, and in 2015, she was named the Young Peoples Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. She received the 2014 National Book Award for her New York Times bestselling memoir Brown Girl Dreaming, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor, the NAACP Image Award, and a Sibert Honor. She wrote the adult books Red at the Bone, a New York Times bestseller, and Another Brooklyn, a 2016 National Book Award finalist. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from college with a B.A. in English. She is the author of dozens of award-winning books for young adults, middle graders, and children; among her many accolades, she is a four-time Newbery Honor winner, a four-time National Book Award finalist, and a three-time Coretta Scott King Award winner. Her books include Coretta Scott King Award winner Before the Ever After; New York Times bestsellers The Day You Begin and Harbor Me; The Other Side, Each Kindness, Caldecott Honor book Coming On Home Soon; Newbery Honor winners Feathers, Show Way, and After Tupac and D Foster; and Miracles Boys, which received the LA Times Book Prize and the Coretta Scott King Award. Jacqueline is also a recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement for her contributions to young adult literature and a two-time winner of the Jane Addams Childrens Book Award. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York. Review aWoodsonas novel skillfully weaves in the music and events surrounding the rising opposition to the Vietnam War, giving this timeless story depth. She raises important questions about God, racial segregation, and issues surrounding the hearing impaired with a light and thoughtful touch.a a"Publishers Weekly" Discussion Question for Reading Group Guide INTRODUCTION Its been a long and snowy winter for Frannie and her classmates, and studying poetry can make it seem endless. "Hope is the thing with feathers ..." Thats how one poem begins, but Frannie is not really sure what to make of it until a boy as white and quiet as the falling snow steps into her world. After a winter like this one, nothing will ever be the same again . . . ABOUT JACQUELINE WOODSON 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, a Coretta Scott King award, 2 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. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Feathers is set in the 1970s. Although the civil rights movement has already happened, there still seems to be a deep divide between black and white in the story. In what ways have times changed from the 70s to today? How have they stayed the same? "There werent white people on this side of the highway. You didnt notice until one appeared. And then you saw all the brown everywhere. And then you started to wonder." (p. 16) Are there any parts of your own life that are segregated? Have you ever been in a situation where you were the only one of something (the only person of your color/ religion/gender)? If so, how did this make you feel? At one point when thinking about her neighborhood, Frannie says, "We have everything we need here." Yet she also points out that it is an all-black community. Do you think its an advantage or disadvantage to live only with people who are like yourself? Frannie doesnt seem to mind living the way she does, but her brother thinks about building bridges that would cross the gap between their neighborhood and the white neighborhood. Why? Trevor is the meanest kid in Frannies class, but she is also able to see glimpses of another side of him. She says, "I saw that, even though he was mean all the time, the sun still stopped and colored him and warmed him--like it did to everyone else." (p 21) Is there anyone in your own life like Trevor? Was there ever a moment when you were able to see his/ her humanity despite his/her mean or difficult ways? Excerpt from Book Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication PART ONE Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 PART TWO Chapter 5 Chapter 6 PART THREE Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 PART FOUR Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Acknowledgements Discussion Questions An Exciting Preview of : Brown Girl Dreaming An Exciting Preview of : Peace, Locomotion PUFFIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Young Readers Group, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) 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Putnams Sons, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2007 Published by Puffin Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, 2009 Copyright Details ISBN0142415502 Author Jacqueline Woodson Short Title FEATHERS Language English ISBN-10 0142415502 ISBN-13 9780142415504 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Residence Brooklyn, NY, US Year 2010 Publication Date 2010-01-07 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2010-01-07 NZ Release Date 2010-01-07 US Release Date 2010-01-07 UK Release Date 2010-01-07 Place of Publication New York, NY Pages 160 Audience Age 10 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Imprint Penguin USA Replaces 9780142411988 Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:23058672;

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