74 reviews for:

Hush

Jacqueline Woodson

3.8 AVERAGE

karaby's review against another edition

4.0

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Middle school African American girl had to move suddenly because her family went into witness protection. Her father was a police officer who testified against other officers. Very relevant and balanced approach to current issues.

megatsunami's review against another edition

4.0

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In this story, a family goes into a witness protection program after the father (an African American police officer) testifies against fellow officers who killed an unarmed African American boy. The topic felt extremely relevant with all the recent failures to indict officers for the same crime. Very perceptive and thoughtful novel about how different members of the family react to the traumatic upheaval in their lives.

crystal_reading's review

4.0

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In Hush, a family is in a witness protection program after a very difficult time in their lives. Everything is stripped away and their family begins to unravel. This is a bit of a tear-jerker as the main character struggles with so much. It becomes more hopeful at the end, but the beginning is a serious downer.

mschmug's review

4.0

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I actually listened to the audio on this. I felt this story was depressing but very hopeful.

chelsea0694's review

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad

iffer's review

3.0

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3.5 stars

As usual, Jacqueline Woodson writes elegantly and beautifully in a story tugs the reader along. Woodson again succeeds in developing three-dimensional characters that the reader becomes attached to, which amazes me since her prose always seems so sparse.

erikaareadss's review

4.0

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4.5/5 so wholesome!

ldbaker628's review

4.0

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Father witnesses a co-worker shoot an unarmed black kid. He testifies and the family goes into witness protection

suzannedix's review

4.0

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I listened to this one and it certainly kept my attention. It's a quick read but emotionally powerful. Race, prejudice, justice and loyalty are at the core of the story. Recommended for ages 13 and older.

ainiali's review

4.0

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4.5 stars.

Towsiah Green has a perfect family and a happy life. That is what she always thought until on day, her father, a policeman, saw two of his fellow policemen gunned down an innocent kid and he decided to become a witness in the trial. The decision is like a hammer that strike the foundation of the happy life that they have and everything comes crumbling down. Now, they need to move, change their names and live a totally new life. The story is told by Evie Thomas, the new Towsiah. I like how present and the past woven so perfectly, by the end of it, a reader could tell the back story of Towsiah and the current tale of Evie. We could totally see how Evie and her family struggled and most importantly, how Towsiah matured and become Evie.

The story also questions what is the right thing to do in the situation where doing the right thing is also means to lose everything in your life.

It's sad however, to realize that the same race issue is still relevant in today's time and generation after it was written in this book almost 20 years ago.