#3 of 50 - Feathers

“Hope is the thing with feathers.”

Feathers, written by Jacqueline Woodson, was a Newbery honor book.  It a great, quick read.  As an honor book, I was expecting a bit more.  It did have a different storyline than most books written for children and touched on themes of race, religion, and disabilities, without being controversial.  The language is remarkable, though - it’s a great example of descriptive or narrative writing for kids, although at times, it seemed that the narrator was mature for her age.  Also, I wonder if some kids under 12 would understand its message.  

It’s a great book to introduce those themes or situations similar to those presented in the book to children or young adults, and it should give them a good feeling about the future. 

Conversation with the author

http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/africanamerican/aa-jacquelineWoodson.html

Another blogger’s opinion:

http://peteredmundlucy7.blogspot.com/2008/02/feathers-by-jacqueline-woodson_25.html

 

 

 

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