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If You Come Softly
Contributor(s): Woodson, Jacqueline (Author)

ISBN: 0142415227 ISBN-13: 9780142415221
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2010

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | School & Education - General
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance - Contemporary

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 12-UP

Grade Level: 7-UP

Lexile Measure: 570 HL (High-Low)

Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" L (0.45 lbs) 224 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
- Geographic Orientation - New York
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region - Northeast U.S.
- Topical - Death/Dying
- Locality - New York, N.Y.

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Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 25181
Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0

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Publisher Description:

A lyrical story of star-crossed love perfect for readers of The Hate U Give, by National Ambassador for Children's Literature Jacqueline Woodson

Jeremiah feels good inside his own skin. That is, when he's in his own Brooklyn neighborhood. But now he's going to be attending a fancy prep school in Manhattan, and black teenage boys don't exactly fit in there. So it's a surprise when he meets Ellie the first week of school. In one frozen moment their eyes lock, and after that they know they fit together--even though she's Jewish and he's black. Their worlds are so different, but to them that's not what matters. Too bad the rest of the world has to get in their way.

Jacqueline Woodson's work has been called "moving and resonant" (Wall Street Journal) and "gorgeous" (Vanity Fair). Now celebrating its twentieth anniversary, and including a new preface by the author, If You Come Softly is a powerful story of interracial love that leaves readers wondering why and if only . . .

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