"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."
Feathers was an excellent book!
ReplyDelete"Hope is the thing with feathers,
that perches in the soul.
And sings the song without the words,
and never stops at all."
- Emily Dickenson
This book really made me smile!
It inspired me to be myself!
Fantastic!!!
- Katie from Fairmount Elementary
Feathers is the absolute BEST book I've ever read! Jaqueline Woodson rocks!
ReplyDelete-Madeline, FES
My name's Frannie. I think it looks good.
ReplyDeletefeathers is a very awesome book & i hope you like it too!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCheyenne Carroll FES