Feathers
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2007.
Status
Central - Kids Fiction
JF WOODS
1 available
JF WOODS
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Central - Kids Fiction | JF WOODS | Available |
Description
Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s LiteratureView our feature on Jacqueline Woodson's Feathers.“Hope is the thing with feathers” starts the poem Frannie is reading in school. Frannie hasn’t 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 he’s 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 Sean’s deafness, her mother’s fear, the class bully’s anger, her best friend’s faith and her own desire for “the thing with feathers.”
Jacqueline Woodson once again takes readers on a journey into a young girl’s heart and reveals the pain and the joy of learning to look beneath the surface.
More Details
Published
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2007.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
118 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
Description
When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.
Awards
Newbery Honor Book
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Woodson, J. (2007). Feathers . G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Woodson, Jacqueline. 2007. Feathers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Woodson, Jacqueline. Feathers New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2007.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Woodson, J. (2007). Feathers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Woodson, Jacqueline. Feathers G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2007.
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