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4.32 AVERAGE
What an amazing book! Reminded me how much I like poetry. I wish I could have kept reading her poems on and on.
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Jacqueline Woodson's memoir in verse form. A strong contender for the Newbery Medal. This has been on many Best of 2014 lists. Such a beautiful, enjoyable, touching book.
What a gorgeous book of free verse about the author's childhood. The language is beautiful and evocative, and begs to be read aloud. The stories managed to be unique while reminding me of my own childhood and the experiences that children have in common. The love of family comes across so strongly and the grandparents are described so well that I feel I know them. I also liked the "How to listen" micro-poems that pack such eloquence into just a few words. Highly recommended for any age group.
It's actually quite difficult for me to review this book because it's so beautiful and so much has been said already about its merits. Yes, it's a beautifully written novel in verse that takes full advantage of poetry to convey the feeling of memory and the patchwork nature of the past. It's also a loving, often humorous, and very touching story of family. Child readers will easily relate to Woodson's verses on the restrictive feeling of family obligation (in this case, to church) balanced with the comfort of family routine, the complicated loss/gain of moving to a new home, sibling and friendship dynamics, and the distant understanding of a complicated grown-up world. Her poetry perfectly captures a child's language and perspective, but like all good poetry, puts it so perfectly you can't imagine ever describing those feelings any other way. Memorable and intimate but entirely accessible to a wide range of child readers. This one lingers and deserves re-visiting - it would also make a great read-aloud.
Sweet stories and poems about the author's childhood. Good memories from a difficult time.
This was the last book we read for the book club we were never able to have with our middle schoolers :( It's a lovely biography in verse. I love Jacqueline Woodson, and I can't wait to use this book again in the future. I love a book like a window into someone else's world, and I love a book in verse for my kids. They NEED this dynamic lit.
This would be a good read for students who have moved over and over again.
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